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Rising FGM Rates and Barriers to Health Rights Spark Urgent Calls for Accountability

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaFebruary 12, 2026Leave a comment

“Every girl, every woman has the right to grow up whole, safe, educated, and free from violence,” said Catherine Menganyi, a survivor of female genital mutilation stressing that ending FGM is not an act of charity, but of justice and describing the practice as part of a broader system that controls women’s bodies and normalises…

2030 Gender Promises Slip as Violations Rise

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaFebruary 12, 2026Leave a comment

With just 58 months left to meet the 2030 deadline, global commitments to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and guarantee menstrual health for all are drifting off course. Although governments pledged under the Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate FGM/C and uphold dignity in menstrual health, the number of women and girls affected by FGM/C has…

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