Prosecutions for FGM in Minnesota are still nonexistent despite felony laws in place.
Over 500,000 women and girls in the U.S. bear the physical and emotional consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM). In Minnesota, which hosts a significant Somali community, nearly 98% of women have undergone the procedure, according to United Nations data. Even though Minnesota has laws making FGM a felony, there have been no criminal prosecutions […]
Minnesota has not prosecuted any cases of FGM, even with a felony law in place.
In the U.S., over 500,000 women and girls bear the physical and psychological impacts of female genital mutilation (FGM). Minnesota, with its substantial Somali population, shows alarming statistics, as around 98% of its women have undergone the procedure, according to United Nations figures. Despite a law classifying FGM as a felony in Minnesota, there have […]
Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years | Female genital mutilation (FGM)
A woman who was found guilty of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Amina Noor, 40, was found guilty last year of helping a Kenyan woman undergo surgery abroad in 2006. The conviction marks the first conviction […]