UNCOVERED: Fgm - Caught on Camera

Banaz Mahmod died in an ‘honour’ killing 20 years ago. Her death changed police investigations forever

‘I wish time stood still because the more years that go by, the further away she feels from me,’ said sister Payzee Mahmod

The Independent UK · Feb 15

Anti-FGM programmes axed in UK aid cuts: ‘There will be more victims’

Efforts to tackle female genital mutilation have been hit, but the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office claims it is ‘steadfast’ in tackling the ‘scourge’ of FGM

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

‘Cut in secret’: Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite ban

The practice was banned a decade ago but authorities are struggling to clamp down on culprits.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025

Trainee FGM ‘cutter’ who fled the Gambia fights renewed risk to girls

Maimouna Jawo launches online campaign from UK after Gambian move to rescind female genital mutilation ban

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

‘Over my dead body’, say Gambian mothers amid efforts to lift FGM ban

As politicians work to repeal anti-female circumcision law, women stand firm to shield the next generation of girls.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2024

Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years

Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried out in 2006

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

UK making great strides to protect girls from FGM but more needs to be done, say experts

The Standard spoke to health experts in the field on the UN's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone

Children’s parents and those who performed the procedure are in police custody, according to local reports

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM survivors in Kenya

Activists see the killing as a setback in the efforts to eliminate the practice, despite it being illegal in the east African country

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

OPINION - It is disgraceful that we still attack brave women who share their stories of abuse

The shocking reports about Russell Brand have left my jaw on the floor — because I can’t believe the way in which we are treating his accusers. Brand denies the allegations made against him and insists all his relationships have been consensual, but the women who have bravely stepped forward…

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023