What role do survivor-led organizations play in the movement to end FGM?

... FGM') is 'self-evident,' meaning that the 'absence of particularized findings' about the commercial nature of FGM in the predecessor statute did not 'call ... FGM is the collective term for a range of procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the femila ... Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non- ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female ... Female genital mutilation/cutting is also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female genital cutting (FGC) or female circumcision. ... What Is FGM/C ... 'Female genital mutilation' – also known as 'FGM' – refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical ... Female Genital Cutting (FGC), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), female circumcison or khatna. Female genital cutting involves the partial or total removal of ... Why Is It Performed? FGM is a cultural custom, not a religious tenet. Some community members believe FGM is religiously prescribed. Communities that practice ... 76 percent of women in Burkina Faso aged 15-49 have undergone FGM. The majority of girls undergo FGM before the age of five, with prevalence ranging from 22 ... FGM is not an issue that can be decided on by personal preference – it is an illegal, extremely harmful practice and a form of child abuse and violence against ...