Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Day: Raising Awareness and Stopping the Harm
February 6 is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Day, which is set aside to make everyone aware of and promote the abolition of FGM's harmful and unfair practice. Female circumcision, also known as FGM, is the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia and is practised as a cultural tradition or religious ritual in some communities. Despite widespread condemnation from the international community, it is still practised in a number of countries, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. FGM has serious and long-term consequences, ranging from physical and emotional trauma to long-term health issues like chronic pain, infections, and complications during childbirth. Furthermore, it is in extreme violation of girls and women's basic human rights, including the right to bodily autonomy and freedom from violence and discrimination from anyone. On this day, we must raise awareness about the dangers of FGM and work together to put an end to it once and for all....