Amref Health Africa [to 16 January 2016]
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Published: 12 January 2016
Female Genital Mutilation Has No Place in Africa
By Carolyne Khamala
Amref Health Africa asks the Government of Sierra Leone to protect girls from injury and death caused by the harmful practice
On February 6, 2016, the world will be marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. This day has been set aside by the United Nations as a reminder to all that the international community has taken a stand on complete eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Amref Health Africa is concerned that contrary to this international position, Sierra Leonean Social Welfare and Gender Minister Mr Moijua Kaikai recently announced that female genital mutilation was a cultural practice supported by the government and would therefore not be outlawed. Sierra Leone is one of the few remaining countries in Africa that have not made FGM illegal…