Egypt toughens penalties for FGM but is it enough?
Egypt toughens punishments for female genital mutilation by increasing prison term up to 20 years.
Egypt toughens punishments for female genital mutilation by increasing prison term up to 20 years.
It is feared victims of female genital mutilation are not reporting cases while schools are closed and access to face-to-face medical services is limited.
There were 8,656 times when FGM was assessed in one year - the equivalent of one every 61 minutes.