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Brits Fight Genital Mutilation

Outlawed practice persists; offer reward for info

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2007 12:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – Britain is cracking down on female genital mutilation, banned in 2003 but still prevalent among immigrants from Africa and the Mideast. A campaign that begins today aims to raise awareness and enlist help in tracking down those who arrange or carry out the procedure, done...   Read full story »

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