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.

15th October 2025

6 min read

Equality Now welcomes Chief Justice of India's acknowledgment of female genital mutilation in India

6th October 2025

12 min read

Experts warn of rise in medical professionals performing female genital mutilation/cutting in Asia

2nd October 2025

5 min read

Medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in South and South East Asia

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

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