Female genital mutilation ceremony in Kenya in pictures | World news
Female genital mutilation in Kenya – in pictures
About 140 million girls around the world are living with the consequences of FGM. Kenya has banned the practice but it remains prevalent in some communities. Reuters photographer Siegfried Modola gained rare access to a ceremony:
Thu 20 Nov 2014 05.31 EST Last modified on Tue 18 Oct 2022 08.38 EDT
Members of the Pokot tribe gather round a fire the evening before the ceremony Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The girls wait together the night before they will be subject to the procedure Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The girls on the day of the mutilation. Kenya’s new prosecution unit has said a recent crackdown means parents are taking their daughters to more remote regions to undergo FGM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The girls leave their homes and make their way to the place where they will undress and wash during their ceremony Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Covered in animal skins, the girls squat on rocks after and wait Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A woman performs FGM on a girl Share on Facebook Share on Twitter FGM is still integral to some communities where girls who don’t get cut risk facing stigma and alienation Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A woman holds a razor blade after performing a mutilation. Girls who undergo FGM are at heightened risk of infection, prolonged bleeding and infertility Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A girl bleeds onto a rock after being cut Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A Pokot girl is smeared with a white paint to show she has undergone the rite of passage Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Police say that tightened legislation on the practice in 2011 has resulted in 16 convictions, with 33 pending cases Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Campaigners have said public procedures like these are being forced underground Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
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