Latest items for INFIB-DATA-1
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:38 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Their lobbying of politicians and efforts to educate communities about the harmful effects of cutting — which in Gambia usually means removing the clitoris and labia minora — had paid off" (para 5). "As it is, the ruling maintains legal safeguards for Gambian girls, who are usually cut as young teenagers" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Their lobbying of politicians and efforts to educate communities about the harmful effects of cutting — which in Gambia usually means removing the clitoris and labia minora — had paid off" (para 5). "As it is, the ruling maintains legal safeguards for Gambian girls, who are usually cut as young teenagers" (para 7).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"[M]arried women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan" (4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"[M]arried women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan" (4).
Nov. 13, 2024, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In the [FGM] procedure's most severe form, after removing the sensitive clitoris, the genitals are cut and stitched closed so that the woman cannot have or enjoy sex" (7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In the [FGM] procedure's most severe form, after removing the sensitive clitoris, the genitals are cut and stitched closed so that the woman cannot have or enjoy sex" (7).
July 23, 2024, 4:58 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
“FGM involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, and is considered a violation of women’s and girls’ human rights” (4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
“FGM involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, and is considered a violation of women’s and girls’ human rights” (4).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Sororate, levirate, widowhood rites, female genital mutilation and child and forced marriage used to be common customary practices in the country" (32).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Sororate, levirate, widowhood rites, female genital mutilation and child and forced marriage used to be common customary practices in the country" (32).
Aug. 25, 2023, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In this special Jamestown Foundation report, Dr. Zenz presents detailed analysis of another troubling aspect of state policy in Xinjiang: measures to forcibly suppress birthrates among ethnic Uyghur communities, to include the mass application of mandatory birth control and sterilizations." (page 1). "Documents from 2019 reveal plans for a campaign of mass female sterilization in rural Uyghur regions, targeting 14 and 34 percent of all married women of childbearing age in two Uyghur counties that year... Budget figures indicate that this project had sufficient funding for performing hundreds of thousands of tubal ligation sterilization procedures in 2019 and 2020" (page 2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In this special Jamestown Foundation report, Dr. Zenz presents detailed analysis of another troubling aspect of state policy in Xinjiang: measures to forcibly suppress birthrates among ethnic Uyghur communities, to include the mass application of mandatory birth control and sterilizations." (page 1). "Documents from 2019 reveal plans for a campaign of mass female sterilization in rural Uyghur regions, targeting 14 and 34 percent of all married women of childbearing age in two Uyghur counties that year... Budget figures indicate that this project had sufficient funding for performing hundreds of thousands of tubal ligation sterilization procedures in 2019 and 2020" (page 2).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"[T]here are no reported cases of female genital mutilation" (14).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"[T]here are no reported cases of female genital mutilation" (14).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The socioeconomic policy framework of the Government of Senegal includes the Emerging Senegal Plan and provisions for a reduction in the prevalence rate of female genital mutilation (FGM) from 14 percent to 10 percent in 2019, and to 2 percent by 2023, as set out in the priority action plan in 2018." (14).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The socioeconomic policy framework of the Government of Senegal includes the Emerging Senegal Plan and provisions for a reduction in the prevalence rate of female genital mutilation (FGM) from 14 percent to 10 percent in 2019, and to 2 percent by 2023, as set out in the priority action plan in 2018." (14).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Anecdotal evidence suggests that in the Maldives, female circumcision mainly falls in to the Type 4 category. This category includes all other (other than clitoridectomy, excision and infibulation) harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area (WHO, 2018). 13% of women age 15–49 are circumcised in the Maldives. The prevalence of female circumcision increases steeply with age, from only 1% from women age 15–19 to 38% among women age 45–49. Female circumcision is performed almost exclusively in early childhood. Thus, 83% of circumcised women reported that they were circumcised when they were younger than age 5, with only 2%...more
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Anecdotal evidence suggests that in the Maldives, female circumcision mainly falls in to the Type 4 category. This category includes all other (other than clitoridectomy, excision and infibulation) harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area (WHO, 2018). 13% of women age 15–49 are circumcised in the Maldives. The prevalence of female circumcision increases steeply with age, from only 1% from women age 15–19 to 38% among women age 45–49. Female circumcision is performed almost exclusively in early childhood. Thus, 83% of circumcised women reported that they were circumcised when they were younger than age 5, with only 2%...more
June 27, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) was not generally practiced in the country but was widely present among immigrant communities in southern sectors, particularly among Sub-Saharan African migrant groups" (28).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) was not generally practiced in the country but was widely present among immigrant communities in southern sectors, particularly among Sub-Saharan African migrant groups" (28).
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The high rate of female genital mutilation in rural and remote areas and reports of increased medicalization of female genital mutilation [is a concern]" (6).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The high rate of female genital mutilation in rural and remote areas and reports of increased medicalization of female genital mutilation [is a concern]" (6).
March 4, 2023, 7:52 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In most cases, the initiation involves excision of the clitoris and labia minora with a razor by a senior society member called a sowei, who has no medical training but is believed to be spiritually powerful. The ceremony is carried out in women-only encampments, which were once rural but are now sometimes in towns, known as the 'bondo bush'" (Para. 9).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In most cases, the initiation involves excision of the clitoris and labia minora with a razor by a senior society member called a sowei, who has no medical training but is believed to be spiritually powerful. The ceremony is carried out in women-only encampments, which were once rural but are now sometimes in towns, known as the 'bondo bush'" (Para. 9).
Feb. 8, 2023, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Over the last seven years alone, more than 30,000 cases of FGM were newly identified by NHS doctors, despite the practice being illegal since 1985. Ms Kamel, who wants to raise awareness about the issue so others don't suffer the same consequences like her and the over 30,000 other affected women in the UK, said: 'She told me we were going on a summer vacation, but she had arranged to do this to me, encouraged by her friends and other mothers." (para 3-4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Over the last seven years alone, more than 30,000 cases of FGM were newly identified by NHS doctors, despite the practice being illegal since 1985. Ms Kamel, who wants to raise awareness about the issue so others don't suffer the same consequences like her and the over 30,000 other affected women in the UK, said: 'She told me we were going on a summer vacation, but she had arranged to do this to me, encouraged by her friends and other mothers." (para 3-4).
Dec. 19, 2022, 5:54 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Malaysia generally practices Type 4 FGM, the least invasive type which involves a needle prick to the clitoral hood of female babies as young as one or 2 months old. Once a drop of blood drips from the wound, the ritual is complete" (para 15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Malaysia generally practices Type 4 FGM, the least invasive type which involves a needle prick to the clitoral hood of female babies as young as one or 2 months old. Once a drop of blood drips from the wound, the ritual is complete" (para 15).
Dec. 14, 2022, 2 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In most cases, the initiation involves excision of the clitoris and labia minora with a razor by a senior society member called a sowei, who has no medical training but is believed to be spiritually powerful. The ceremony is carried out in women-only encampments, which were once rural but are now sometimes in towns, known as the 'bondo bush'" (Para. 9).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In most cases, the initiation involves excision of the clitoris and labia minora with a razor by a senior society member called a sowei, who has no medical training but is believed to be spiritually powerful. The ceremony is carried out in women-only encampments, which were once rural but are now sometimes in towns, known as the 'bondo bush'" (Para. 9).
Jan. 13, 2022, 10:29 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
" The study concluded approximately 21 percent of adult women had undergone the procedure some time in their lives, but the practice was heavily concentrated in a few communities, including the Maasai (78 percent) and Samburu (86 percent)"(37).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
" The study concluded approximately 21 percent of adult women had undergone the procedure some time in their lives, but the practice was heavily concentrated in a few communities, including the Maasai (78 percent) and Samburu (86 percent)"(37).
Nov. 17, 2021, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Type I (a) (as classified by the World Health Organization) FGM/C was practiced among a small portion of the Muslim population" (22).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Type I (a) (as classified by the World Health Organization) FGM/C was practiced among a small portion of the Muslim population" (22).
Oct. 11, 2021, 8:59 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In 2018 the National Board of Health and Welfare estimated approximately 40,000 victims of FGM/C were living in Sweden. In 2018, 38 cases of genital mutilation were reported to the police; all FGM/C had taken place abroad. The national clinic specializing in victims of FGM/C reported an 80 percent increase in visitors over the past two years"(9).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"In 2018 the National Board of Health and Welfare estimated approximately 40,000 victims of FGM/C were living in Sweden. In 2018, 38 cases of genital mutilation were reported to the police; all FGM/C had taken place abroad. The national clinic specializing in victims of FGM/C reported an 80 percent increase in visitors over the past two years"(9).
Sept. 29, 2021, 9:33 a.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Parents generally had FGM/C performed on girls between the ages of six months and nine years. The most recent comprehensive FGM/C survey, conducted by UNICEF in 2015, indicated that 83 percent of girls and women between the ages of 15 and 49 were excised, and 74 percent of girls and women in the same age group had at least one daughter who was excised. Government information campaigns regarding the dangers of FGM/C reached citizens throughout the country where security allowed, and human rights organizations reported decreased incidence of FGM/C among children of educated parents" (23).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Parents generally had FGM/C performed on girls between the ages of six months and nine years. The most recent comprehensive FGM/C survey, conducted by UNICEF in 2015, indicated that 83 percent of girls and women between the ages of 15 and 49 were excised, and 74 percent of girls and women in the same age group had at least one daughter who was excised. Government information campaigns regarding the dangers of FGM/C reached citizens throughout the country where security allowed, and human rights organizations reported decreased incidence of FGM/C among children of educated parents" (23).
Aug. 6, 2021, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The latest research conducted by the National Population Council shows that the number of girls ages 13-17 subjected to the procedure dropped to 72 percent in 2018"(43).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The latest research conducted by the National Population Council shows that the number of girls ages 13-17 subjected to the procedure dropped to 72 percent in 2018"(43).
July 12, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Nine out of 10 women and girls in Mali have undergone the ancient ritual, which usually involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and can cause serious health problems, according to the United Nations" (para 2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Nine out of 10 women and girls in Mali have undergone the ancient ritual, which usually involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and can cause serious health problems, according to the United Nations" (para 2).
April 26, 2021, 11:01 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS, 2014) report observed that about 87 percent of Kenyan women who have undergone FGM had a cut and their flesh was removed while nine percent had their genital area sown. In addition, 28 percent of women aged 20-24 who have been subjected to FGM in Kenya were cut when they were between five to nine years old" (para 11).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS, 2014) report observed that about 87 percent of Kenyan women who have undergone FGM had a cut and their flesh was removed while nine percent had their genital area sown. In addition, 28 percent of women aged 20-24 who have been subjected to FGM in Kenya were cut when they were between five to nine years old" (para 11).
Feb. 15, 2021, 10:54 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"FGM, which affects 200 million girls and women globally, involves the partial or total removal of the external genitalia. In Somalia the vaginal opening is also often sewn up – a practice called infibulation" (para 5).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"FGM, which affects 200 million girls and women globally, involves the partial or total removal of the external genitalia. In Somalia the vaginal opening is also often sewn up – a practice called infibulation" (para 5).
Feb. 4, 2021, 10:34 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Every morning, a neighbour from the refugee community where she lives in Ogoja, in Nigeria's southeastern Cross River State, holds her legs firmly in place while her mother takes a burning hot pestle straight from the fire and presses it against her daughter's chest in an attempt to flatten her breasts. The procedure can be repeated for months, or even years, and is intended to either stop young girls developing breasts or to flatten them once they have" (para 3-4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Every morning, a neighbour from the refugee community where she lives in Ogoja, in Nigeria's southeastern Cross River State, holds her legs firmly in place while her mother takes a burning hot pestle straight from the fire and presses it against her daughter's chest in an attempt to flatten her breasts. The procedure can be repeated for months, or even years, and is intended to either stop young girls developing breasts or to flatten them once they have" (para 3-4).
Jan. 30, 2021, 8:17 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Describing the type of wound inflicted on Christine, a six former cutters - who say the stopped the practice in 2012, shortly after it became illegal in Kenya - explained that it involves full removal of the labia and partial removal of the clitoris. The vulva is also sewed together to prevent sexual intercourse" (para 14-15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"Describing the type of wound inflicted on Christine, a six former cutters - who say the stopped the practice in 2012, shortly after it became illegal in Kenya - explained that it involves full removal of the labia and partial removal of the clitoris. The vulva is also sewed together to prevent sexual intercourse" (para 14-15).
Jan. 29, 2021, 5:57 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
“Taking on the religious arguments used to justify FGM – a procedure that can create lifelong mental and physical problems for the women subjected to it – was key to altering preconceptions and practices across the country, where almost 80% of girls were cut as children, Jaiteh said” (para 3).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
“Taking on the religious arguments used to justify FGM – a procedure that can create lifelong mental and physical problems for the women subjected to it – was key to altering preconceptions and practices across the country, where almost 80% of girls were cut as children, Jaiteh said” (para 3).
Jan. 1, 2021, 2:57 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The ensuing samba ritual involves cutting cruciform nicks into the girl's chest and hands with a razor to not only help cleanse her of her bad luck, but to make her more attractive to older men" (para 11)
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"The ensuing samba ritual involves cutting cruciform nicks into the girl's chest and hands with a razor to not only help cleanse her of her bad luck, but to make her more attractive to older men" (para 11)
July 24, 2020, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
‘Female Genital Mutilation – A Guide to Laws and Policies Worldwide’ noted that FGM is reportedly not practised in Rwanda”.
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
‘Female Genital Mutilation – A Guide to Laws and Policies Worldwide’ noted that FGM is reportedly not practised in Rwanda”.
July 24, 2020, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Madagascar
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) stated that FGM is not traditionally practised in Madagascar.
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) stated that FGM is not traditionally practised in Madagascar.
July 24, 2020, 3:37 p.m.
Countries: Equatorial Guinea
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) stated that: “FGM is reportedly not practised in Equatorial Guinea”
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) stated that: “FGM is reportedly not practised in Equatorial Guinea”