Showing posts with label female genital mutilation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label female genital mutilation. Show all posts

Thursday, February 6, 2014

UK takes action on female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation has been a crime in Britain since 1985, but no one has ever been prosecuted .
The UK Government has announced a major campaign to help victims who have been subjected to female genital mutilation .
The move coincides with a worldwide day for action against FGM , a practice that has ruined the lives of tens of millions of women around the world .