Protecting Children, Supporting Survivors: Advancing FGM/C Legislation in Maryland
By Nareen Pogozelski The DMV Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, is hosting a webinar on February 25 at 11:30 AM ET to raise awareness amongst individuals and organizations on the work that has been done to address the human rights violation of FGM/C in Maryland. Webinar Details: Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is […]
Sahiyo at CSW70: Survivor-Led, Anti-Racist Advocacy in Action
This March, Sahiyo will participate in multiple events at the 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York City, bringing survivor-led perspectives to global conversations on FGM/C, gender-based violence, and bodily autonomy. View the event details below! Dismantling Racism in Anti-FGM/C Movements: Path to Decolonial, Survivor-Led Advocacy This […]
Sahiyo, Asian Women’s Shelter, and Silence Speaks Publishes Case Study on Supporting FGM/C Survivors Through Storytelling and Collaboration
Sahiyo is proud to share a new case study, Using Storytelling to Build Capacity for Cultural and Community-Based Organizations to Support Survivors of FGM/C, produced in collaboration with the Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) and Silence Speaks. This case study reviews a three-year collaboration focused on using culturally grounded, trauma-informed methods to support female genital mutilation/cutting […]
Sahiyo Celebrates 10 Years with New 501(c)(3) Status
We are thrilled to share a major milestone in Sahiyo’s journey: we are now an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! This official status marks an important step forward, giving us greater autonomy and flexibility to expand our work, supporting communities impacted by female genital cutting (FGC) and advancing reproductive health equity. In addition, Sahiyo has earned […]
FGM/C in the Americas: 5 things to know about the Inter-American Human Rights hearing
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a grave human rights violation that involves the partial or total removal or other injury to the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It affects over 230 million women and girls worldwide and occurs on every continent except Antarctica. For far too long, global efforts to address FGM/C have focused […]
The Americas Alliance to Participate in IACHR Public Hearings on FGC in the Americas
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has announced the public hearings schedule for its 194th Period of Sessions, to be held from November 17 to 21, 2025, at the University of Miami. Over the course of the week, the IACHR will hold 19 public hearings addressing the human rights situation in 14 countries and […]
15 States and DC Join Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order Conflating Gender-Affirming Care and FGM/C
By Hiromi Nishida On August 1, 2025, the states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin joined in a lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14187, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”. This EO […]
Connecticut Bill Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Senate Bill 1438, Fails to be Raised for a Vote
By: Juliet Shires At the beginning of the 2025 legislative session, passing a bill in Connecticut (CT) protecting children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) seemed promising. “An Act Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation” (SB 1438) marked the first time a bill was raised in the past five years of advocacy by the Connecticut Coalition to End […]
Joint Statement on the Tragic Death of a One-Month-Old from FGM/C in The Gambia
The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C is shocked, angered, and heartbroken by the tragic preventable death of a one-month-old baby girl on August 10, 2025, in Wellingara, The Gambia, as a result of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We extend our deepest condolences to the grieving family and community members impacted by this tragic […]
Joint Statement condemning the harmful conflation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) with gender-affirming care
The U.S. End FGM/C Network, Equality Now, Sahiyo, and The World Professional Association for Transgender Health are disheartened by the harmful and inaccurate conflation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)– a recognized human rights violation which all of our organizations are committed to addressing– with gender-affirming care, an essential form of healthcare treatment for transgender individuals. […]