Somalia:Somalia Announces First Prosecution for Female Genital Mutilation

[This is Africa] Speaking at a conference on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Mogadishu recently, Somalia's attorney general, Ahmed Ali Dahir, announced that the country will conduct its first FGM prosecution after 10-year-old Deeqa Dahir Nuur's death. The attorney general said that state prosecutors and the criminal investigation bureau have been dispatched to collect evidence.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news