Latest items for INFIB-DATA-2
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Somalia and Sudan face the challenge of addressing widespread female genital mutilation amid conflict and population growth" (para 16). "Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Somalia and Sudan face the challenge of addressing widespread female genital mutilation amid conflict and population growth" (para 16). "Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Countries with the highest levels of female genital mutilation are Somalia (99%), Guinea (95%) and Djibouti (90%)" (para 13). "Somalia and Sudan face the challenge of addressing widespread female genital mutilation amid conflict and population growth" (para 16).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Countries with the highest levels of female genital mutilation are Somalia (99%), Guinea (95%) and Djibouti (90%)" (para 13). "Somalia and Sudan face the challenge of addressing widespread female genital mutilation amid conflict and population growth" (para 16).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Kenya, over the last half century a remarkable transformation has occurred. Female genital mutilation was once widespread, but most of the country has now abandoned the practice. Yet among the Somali community, concentrated in the north-eastern province of Kenya, there has been little change, and the practice remains nearly universal" (para 14-15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Kenya, over the last half century a remarkable transformation has occurred. Female genital mutilation was once widespread, but most of the country has now abandoned the practice. Yet among the Somali community, concentrated in the north-eastern province of Kenya, there has been little change, and the practice remains nearly universal" (para 14-15).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law" (para 20).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law" (para 20).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Ethiopia has consistently made progress, but climate shocks, disease and food insecurity make it harder to maintain these successes" (para 17). "Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Ethiopia has consistently made progress, but climate shocks, disease and food insecurity make it harder to maintain these successes" (para 17). "Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries" (para 24).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti, Guinea
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Countries with the highest levels of female genital mutilation are Somalia (99%), Guinea (95%) and Djibouti (90%)" (para 13).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Countries with the highest levels of female genital mutilation are Somalia (99%), Guinea (95%) and Djibouti (90%)" (para 13).
March 28, 2025, 2:49 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2, DMW-PRACTICE-2
“Thirteen-year-old Salamatu Jalloh had her whole future to look forward to. But in January 2023, her lifeless body was found wrapped in a pink and blue shroud on an earthen floor in a village in north-west Sierra Leone. Salamatu and two other girls bled to death after participating in a secret Bondo society initiation into womanhood. The ceremony, which lasts for several weeks, began with a sense of excitement and anticipation – a rare occasion in this rural community to celebrate girls. But at its core was a violent act: the cutting and removal of the girls’ external genitalia” (para 1-2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2, DMW-PRACTICE-2
“Thirteen-year-old Salamatu Jalloh had her whole future to look forward to. But in January 2023, her lifeless body was found wrapped in a pink and blue shroud on an earthen floor in a village in north-west Sierra Leone. Salamatu and two other girls bled to death after participating in a secret Bondo society initiation into womanhood. The ceremony, which lasts for several weeks, began with a sense of excitement and anticipation – a rare occasion in this rural community to celebrate girls. But at its core was a violent act: the cutting and removal of the girls’ external genitalia” (para 1-2).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan), 80 million in Asia, and 6 million in the Middle East (more than half of them in Yemen), according to the new report" (para 8).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan), 80 million in Asia, and 6 million in the Middle East (more than half of them in Yemen), according to the new report" (para 8).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"But in Somalia, where an estimated 99 percent of women have had their clitoris excised, the level of cutting has not changed" (para 2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"But in Somalia, where an estimated 99 percent of women have had their clitoris excised, the level of cutting has not changed" (para 2).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Sierra Leone, the share of girls aged 15 to 19 years who have undergone cutting has fallen to 61 percent from 95 percent over the past three decades" (para 13).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Sierra Leone, the share of girls aged 15 to 19 years who have undergone cutting has fallen to 61 percent from 95 percent over the past three decades" (para 13).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community" (para 19). "Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community" (para 19). "Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Asia, the largest share of cases is in Indonesia, where 55 percent of girls undergo a genital mutilation procedure, government figures show" (para 8).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Asia, the largest share of cases is in Indonesia, where 55 percent of girls undergo a genital mutilation procedure, government figures show" (para 8).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan)" (para 8).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan)" (para 8).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In countries such as Djibouti and Sierra Leone, where it is still common, more men than women said they were opposed" (para 26).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In countries such as Djibouti and Sierra Leone, where it is still common, more men than women said they were opposed" (para 26).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Burkina Faso, the share of girls aged 15 to 19 years who have undergone cutting has fallen to 39 percent from 82 percent over the past three decades" (para 2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Burkina Faso, the share of girls aged 15 to 19 years who have undergone cutting has fallen to 39 percent from 82 percent over the past three decades" (para 2).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Among these is the continued occurrence of Female Genital Mutilation. Despite low national prevalence, FGM is still practiced in eastern Uganda, particularly across the Karamoja region and Sebei sub-region of Uganda, with a prevalence rate of more than 50% in some sub-counties" (2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Among these is the continued occurrence of Female Genital Mutilation. Despite low national prevalence, FGM is still practiced in eastern Uganda, particularly across the Karamoja region and Sebei sub-region of Uganda, with a prevalence rate of more than 50% in some sub-counties" (2).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation" (2). "Despite the criminalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kurdistan in 2011, FGM continues to be practised on girls and women… Due to the fact that FGM has become illegal and bears criminal consequences, the practice has now gone underground" (4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation" (2). "Despite the criminalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kurdistan in 2011, FGM continues to be practised on girls and women… Due to the fact that FGM has become illegal and bears criminal consequences, the practice has now gone underground" (4).
March 11, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, INFIB-DATA-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring Sierra Leone, where 83% of women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and a coalition of 26 feminist movement organisations recently filed two legal cases against the government to compel ministers to enact a law" (para 14).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, INFIB-DATA-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring Sierra Leone, where 83% of women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and a coalition of 26 feminist movement organisations recently filed two legal cases against the government to compel ministers to enact a law" (para 14).
March 11, 2025, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Almost three-quarters of women (73%) aged between 15 and 49 have undergone FGM, according to the country’s demographic health survey 2019-20, and almost two-thirds (65%) were cut before they were five" (para 4).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Almost three-quarters of women (73%) aged between 15 and 49 have undergone FGM, according to the country’s demographic health survey 2019-20, and almost two-thirds (65%) were cut before they were five" (para 4).
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"FGM is widespread in Matam, carried out on 60% to 79% of women" (par. 10).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"FGM is widespread in Matam, carried out on 60% to 79% of women" (par. 10).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83%, and in Sierra Leone, 90%" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83%, and in Sierra Leone, 90%" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83%" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83%" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The high prevalence rates in Egypt, with 87% of women and girls affected, are a reminder that FGM/C is not confined to sub-Saharan Africa" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The high prevalence rates in Egypt, with 87% of women and girls affected, are a reminder that FGM/C is not confined to sub-Saharan Africa" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Female genital mutilation decreased considerably in Niger between 1998 and 2006, from around 5% to 2%, thanks in particular to the popularisation and application of Article 232 of the Nigerien Penal Code. Younger generations are not aware of the existence of this practice, which tends to disappear, even though it is still practised to a small extent, particularly in the West of the country" (1).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Female genital mutilation decreased considerably in Niger between 1998 and 2006, from around 5% to 2%, thanks in particular to the popularisation and application of Article 232 of the Nigerien Penal Code. Younger generations are not aware of the existence of this practice, which tends to disappear, even though it is still practised to a small extent, particularly in the West of the country" (1).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"2019 World Bank data suggests that up to 90 percent of Mauritanian women and girls aged 15-49 years have undergone some form of FGM in their lifetime; the majority of mutilations are performed by traditional practitioners. Women and girls from rural communities and those who haven’t completed secondary schooling are more likely to have experienced FGM than those from urban areas and those who have completed their education" (3).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"2019 World Bank data suggests that up to 90 percent of Mauritanian women and girls aged 15-49 years have undergone some form of FGM in their lifetime; the majority of mutilations are performed by traditional practitioners. Women and girls from rural communities and those who haven’t completed secondary schooling are more likely to have experienced FGM than those from urban areas and those who have completed their education" (3).
Jan. 8, 2025, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Another complication: Some ethnic groups in Sudan practice an extreme form of female genital mutilation called infibulation, in which a young girl’s vulva is mostly sewn together with thread or a wild thorn, with an opening restored only upon marriage" (para 15).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-DATA-1, INFIB-DATA-2
"Another complication: Some ethnic groups in Sudan practice an extreme form of female genital mutilation called infibulation, in which a young girl’s vulva is mostly sewn together with thread or a wild thorn, with an opening restored only upon marriage" (para 15).
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:38 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Three-quarters of Gambian girls and women of reproductive age have been cut, according to the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF" (para 9). "Since the ban came under threat almost a year ago, there have been more instances of cutting, said Fatou Baldeh, a survivor of cutting and an anti-cutting campaigner who has won a string of high-profile prizes for her work" (para 14).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Three-quarters of Gambian girls and women of reproductive age have been cut, according to the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF" (para 9). "Since the ban came under threat almost a year ago, there have been more instances of cutting, said Fatou Baldeh, a survivor of cutting and an anti-cutting campaigner who has won a string of high-profile prizes for her work" (para 14).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"About 61 percent of girls in Sierra Leone aged 15 to 19 have undergone female genital cutting, which can cause serious difficulties in childbirth" (para 15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"About 61 percent of girls in Sierra Leone aged 15 to 19 have undergone female genital cutting, which can cause serious difficulties in childbirth" (para 15).