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Female genital mutilation: Parents arrested after death of girl in Egypt
Source: BBC
Female genital mutilation: Parents arrested after death of girl in Egypt
31 January 2020
Police in Egypt have arrested the parents and aunt of a 14-year-old girl who died while undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM).
The doctor who allegedly performed the procedure in the province of Asyut was also held.
All four were detained after the victim's uncle alerted the authorities, officials told the BBC.
FGM was banned in Egypt in 2008 but the country still has one of the highest rates of the practice in the world.
According to the UN children's agency, Unicef, 87% of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years in Egypt have undergone FGM, with 50% of Egyptians believing it "is a religious requirement".
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31 January 2020
Police in Egypt have arrested the parents and aunt of a 14-year-old girl who died while undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM).
The doctor who allegedly performed the procedure in the province of Asyut was also held.
All four were detained after the victim's uncle alerted the authorities, officials told the BBC.
FGM was banned in Egypt in 2008 but the country still has one of the highest rates of the practice in the world.
According to the UN children's agency, Unicef, 87% of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years in Egypt have undergone FGM, with 50% of Egyptians believing it "is a religious requirement".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51332011
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