‘Pioneering’ gender-based violence project on trial at Hackney college
EU-backed human rights scheme tackles issues like FGM and forced marriage
FGM
Eighty-five new FGM cases in Hackney and City last year, NHS figures show
Annual report reveals number of FGM attendances dropped by just 0.5 per cent in 2016
Unsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Unsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
FGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
The Hawa Trust: working with families to tackle FGM
Through an overseas network and close ties with the UK Government, the Hawa Trust fights to halt the illegal practice of FGM
'Too much silence around FGM perpetuates the tradition'
Director Alex Crampton talks about Little Stitches, four short plays about female genital mutilation, to be performed in three London theatres, including the Arcola, this month
Hackney woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit FGM
Newham pensioner also arrested as an 11 year old girl is taken into care
FGM – a cruelty in our midst
Is talk of ending the practice of female genital mutilation just empty words?
Hackney MP welcomes plan to tackle female genital mutilation
Shadow Public Health Minister Diane Abbott is among those supporting prosecutions for those who force girls to undergo female genital mutilation