Female genital mutilation still a problem in Nigeria despite new law banning it
ICRW’s Stella Mukasa, regional director of ICRW’s Africa Regional Office, is featured in this piece about the recent ban of female genital mutilation in Nigeria, and how activists are urging that more needs to be done to ensure an end to this harmful practice.
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