Female Genital Mutilation
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Alleged toddler genital mutilation case investigation opened by Quebec rights commissionLa Tribune reported Wednesday that a daycare worker in the Quebec City region discovered while changing a girl's diaper that her clitoris had been removed.CrimeMay 4
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Sudanese government to criminalize female genital mutilationUnder the proposed amendment to the criminal code, anyone found guilty of performing the procedure would be sentenced to up to three years in prison.WorldMay 2, 2020
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Feb. 6 declared International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM in SaskatchewanAccording to End FGM Canada Network, Canada has more than 100,000 survivors of female genital mutilation.CanadaFeb 6, 2020
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Out of the shadows: How an Alberta government minister is waging war on FGMIt seems like a problem from another place and time, but female genital mutilation is a very Canadian issue, according to an Alberta government minister and a human rights journalist who are joining forces.CanadaNov 28, 2019
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Meet the 27-year-old who saved 16,000 girls from genital mutilation“It was not easy because as a woman who has not even undergone circumcision, I was seen as a bad example in my village. They saw that I disrespected my community.”WorldOct 12, 2018
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Canada could force separation of mother and 11-year-old daughter at risk of genital mutilationAn immigration policy could force a mother to choose between leaving her daughter alone in Canada or returning to Sierra Leone where she'd be at risk of FGM.InvestigationsAug 20, 2018
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Swedish city advises girls facing genital mutilation threat to hide spoon in underwearActivists in Gothenburg are advising girls being taken abroad for forced marriage or female genital mutilation to tuck a spoon in their underwear before going through airport security.WorldMay 21, 2018
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Female genital mutilation is child abuse — and we’re not doing enough to stop itIt has no medical benefits, and can lead to severe infection, urinary incontinence, complications in childbirth, death and — in all cases — extreme and unimaginable pain. All in the name of “purity”, of making a girl suitable for marriage by removing her ability to feel pleasure during sex.CommentaryJul 25, 2017
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Female genital mutilation practitioners are travelling to Canada, border officers warned"It is almost certain" that female genital mutilation is happening in Canada, according to intelligence reports obtained by Global News.CanadaJul 17, 2017
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‘Powerful’ mannequin challenge highlights plight of female genital mutilationUNICEF Chad shared a video of its take on the mannequin challenge, with one sobering twist.WorldDec 22, 2016
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