Efua Dorkenoo, Who Campaigned Against Genital Cutting, Dies at 65

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 23:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Ms. Dorkenoo led a successful 30-year campaign against the tradition of genital cutting of girls and women, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, by casting the practice as a human rights violation.

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