Topic 1

End female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects at least 230 million women and girls globally,  a number that has risen sharply in recent years due to population growth and improved data collection across Asia, the Middle East, and diaspora communities worldwide.

26th August 2025

5 min read

The state of gender equality in the US: A Universal Periodic Review shadow report

26th August 2025

4 min read

Civil society organisation toolkit: Gender equality & protection gaps in the United States

18th August 2025

10 min read

Healthcare at a Crossroads: Confronting the medicalisation of FGM/C

7th August 2025

9 min read

New bill threatens rights of both FGM survivors and trans youth

24th July 2025

4 min read

Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US

22nd July 2025

25 min read

Open letter and sign-on statement: The U.S. must preserve integrity of law against female genital mutilation/cutting and condemn its harmful conflation with gender-affirming care

21st July 2025

11 min read

Joint Statement condemning the harmful conflation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) with gender-affirming care

10th July 2025

6 min read

The long-awaited law to end FGM in the East African community

9th July 2025

4 min read

The long overdue regional law on female genital mutilation: A welcome initiative in East Africa

4th July 2025

10 min read

“It still hurts”: Sudanese women speak out on FGM

3rd July 2025

5 min read

Connecticut misses clear opportunity to ban FGM/C within its state: We’re still advocating

28th May 2025

9 min read

What’s happening with the FGM Bill in Connecticut? 

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