By: Jessica Neuwirth | Special for CNN |(CNN) Three countries with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) – Sierra Leone, Mali and Sudan – have yet to ban it. It is a form of subjugation, and it has affected over 200 million women and girls around the world. But unlike many other forms of violence and discrimination, FGM is one where great progress has been made over the past few decades. In January, Liberia was the latest country to introduce a ban – albeit for only one year and girls under 18. Nigerian Facebook user posts graphic photos of female circumcisionNigerian Facebook user posts graphic photos of female circumcisionLiberia follows the positive momentum of 2015 when FGM was banned in both Nigeria and The Gambia.

Source: GNN Liberia February 07, 2018 08:03 UTC