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World health systems need to be better in preventing violence against women
New research shows how important global health systems are in responding to and preventing violence against women.
Dec 2, 2014
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Page 5 - News tagged with female genital mutilation
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Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation
Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even through a 13-year-old girl died after he performed the procedure. And in this Nile Delta Village, ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Worldwide FGM ban sought at 'Girl Summit' (Update 2)
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Tuesday for a worldwide ban on female genital mutilation and child marriage as he launched the first UN-backed "Girl Summit" on issues that affect millions around the globe.
Jul 22, 2014
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Extreme genital mutilation on retreat in Somaliland
It is a ritual supposed to keep women "pure", but an increased understanding of the severe health risks of extreme forms of female genital mutilation appears to be slowly rolling back its prevalence in Somalia's northwest.
Feb 20, 2014
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UFO cult backs Africa's first clitoris restoration hospital
A UFO cult is behind Africa's first clitoral restoration hospital in Burkina Faso, set to open in March, which will offer a controversial surgery to victims of female genital mutilation.
Feb 10, 2014
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UK hospitals required to report female genital mutilation
British hospitals will be required for the first time to record patients who have been subjected to female genital mutilation, the government announced on Thursday.
Feb 6, 2014
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30 million girls risk genital mutilation: UNICEF
More than 125 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, and 30 million more girls are at risk in the next decade, UNICEF said Monday.
Jul 22, 2013
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Somalia: Female genital mutilation down
(AP)—Attitudes in Somalia toward a practice that critics decry as torture may be changing, as new data released by the U.N. children's agency on Tuesday showed that female genital mutilation among children in northern Somalia ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Indonesia denies mutilation in circumcision traditions
Thrashing wildly, five-year-old Reta wails as she is hoisted onto a bed during a circumcision ceremony in a school-hall-turned-clinic on Indonesia's island of Java.
Mar 24, 2013
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UN passes first resolution on female mutilation
The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.
Nov 27, 2012
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