Kenyan tribal elders vow to end FGM, child marriage in ‘milestone’ for girls
Kisima Village, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Tribal leaders in northern Kenya pledged on Friday to end female genital mutilation and child marriage in their communities, a step hailed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as “an important milestone” in boosting girls’ rights. One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM, […]
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in “new era” for women’s rights
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation, making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners said ushered in a “new era” for women’s rights in the African nation. Almost nine out of 10 women and girls in predominately Muslim Sudan have undergone FGM, United Nations data show. The procedure […]
Sudan’s midwives told to stop genital mutilation on mothers after birth
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Sudanese midwives must stop performing female genital mutilation on new mothers, health experts said on Thursday, adding that it was undermining broader efforts to wipe out the internationally condemned practice. Women’s rights have moved into the spotlight in Sudan after women played a prominent role in street protests which led to […]