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Egypt's Historic Conviction for Female Genital Cutting

A doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure.

Egypt: Doctor Convicted Over Girl's Death in Landmark Genital Cutting Case

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 26 January 2015

An Egyptian doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure, campaigners said on Monday following the… Read more »

Graffiti opposing female genital mutilation or cutting.

Egypt: Historic Conviction for Genital Cutting

HRW, 26 January 2015

Today an Egyptian court convicted two people of carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM). These are the first convictions for FGM since Egypt criminalized the practice in 2008… Read more »
Egypt: No Explanation for First Genital Cutting Verdict

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 20 November 2014

A doctor being tried on charges of female genital mutilation (FGM) was acquitted on Thursday, ending Egypt's first trial of its kind, a rights group said. Read more »
Egypt: UN 'Deeply Concerned' After Acquittal of Defendants in Egypt's First FGM Trial

Aswat Masriya, 21 November 2014

The United Nations announced its "deep concern" Thursday after a Daqahliya misdemeanor court acquitted doctor and father tried on charges of female genital mutilation (FGM) in… Read more »
Egypt: Trial Shows Need to Combat Female Genital Mutilation

HRW, 27 November 2014

Egyptian authorities need to take clear action to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) following the country's first trial on the crime ending in acquittals, Human… Read more »

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Doctor Walks Free in First Egypt Genital Cutting Trial

An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair ... Read more »
- Egypt: No Explanation for First Genital Cutting Verdict
- Egypt: Doctor Walks Free After Girl Dies from Genital Cutting