‘Making history’: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia
Colombia has passed the first legislation in Latin America to outlaw female genital mutilation. But barriers remain.

Colombia has passed the first legislation in Latin America to outlaw female genital mutilation. But barriers remain.

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