Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation?

Students rehearse a poem that they will recite at an event advocating against female genital mutilation at the Imbirikani Girls High School in Imbirikani, Kenya.

Kenya's president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward.

(Image credit: Siegfried Modola/Reuters)

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