Ugandan leaders call for review of FGM law and protection of whistleblowers

“Men and various families are now afraid of subjecting women and girls to FGM," says Bukwo district youth MAG chairperson Fred Kissa.

Some of the Pokot women attending a dialogue on Female Genital Mutilation last month in Kongorok Sub County in Amudat district. (Photos by Jeff Andrew Lule)

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The cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) persists in a variety of ways despite the existence of the FGM law and additional interventions from

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Ugandan leaders call for review of FGM law and protection of whistleblowers

“Men and various families are now afraid of subjecting women and girls to FGM," says Bukwo district youth MAG chairperson Fred Kissa.

Some of the Pokot women attending a dialogue on Female Genital Mutilation last month in Kongorok Sub County in Amudat district. (Photos by Jeff Andrew Lule)

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