female genital mutilation
Activists are calling for a thorough investigation and for the country to ban the practice.
It's now a law for professionals to report cases of FGM.
Women often feel obliged to uphold the tradition and aren't aware of the fact that men are actually against it.
Activists are petitioning against the approach, calling it a "highly regressive step.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“Even though the clitoris has been removed, that doesn’t stop us from having full capacity of pleasure."
The UN is calling on health professionals “to take a strong stand" against FGM.
“Female Genital Mutilation is everybody’s business.”
"If men said no to FGM, trust me, families wouldn't get their girls cut."
Girls who don't undergo FGM are considered "dirty" and could lose out on marriage prospects.