Khalid Adem, removed from the U.S. after serving a prison term for female genital mutilation. (AP)WARNING: Two images in this report involve female genital mutilation and are graphic and disturbing. Adem’s case is believed to be the first criminal conviction in the United States for female genital mutilation, and became the catalyst for the specific criminalization of female genital mutilation under Georgia state law." ICE states that "any involvement" in female genital mutiliation is a "serious human rights violation." "FGM/C is typically performed on young girls who may not understand what is being done to them or why."

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2017 20:03 UTC