Feminist Peace Network

The country of Eritrea has banned Female Genital Mutilation, which afflicts approximately 90% of the women in that country.  Anyone promoting or participating in FGM faces being fined and/or jailed for up to 10 years.  According to Reuters,

“A health survey by Eritrea’s government in 2002 found 62 percent of circumcised women in the Red Sea state had the procedure done before their first birthday. Less than one percent had been performed by trained health professionals.”

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