Freetown — Sierra Leonean authorities have ceased to take a position on the dreaded practice of Female Genital Mutilation or FGM in the country despite moves by many African nations to outlaw a ...

British anti-FGM campaigner Sarian Kamara with two models of vaginas that she showed to Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Bio. Picture taken on June 5, 2019. [Reuters] The First Lady of Sierra Leone, who ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sierra Leone's decision to back an international treaty on the rights of women in Africa could lead to a new law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) in a ...

DAKAR, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sierra Leone has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) until after its March elections to stop candidates buying votes by paying for cutting ceremonies, ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain must set up a programme to tackle female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, where the practice is seen as a prerequisite for marriage and even used as a ...

Fatmata Turay, 19, died earlier this week after undergoing FGM as part of her initiation rites for entry to the Bondo Fatmata Turay, 19, died earlier this week after undergoing FGM as part of her ...

Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage -- a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some activists demanding more action to end pervasive female ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practised, with over 44,000 additional women and young girls dying each year, a new study reveals. FGM accounts ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practiced, with over 44,000 additional women and young girls dying each year, a new study reveals. FGM accounts ...