➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
United Kingdom: Until FGM is prosecuted, this barbaric practice will go on flourishing in modern Britain (Opinion)
The Independent – September 14, 2016
Like rape, FGM is a hidden crime that goes significantly underreported because its victims fear that seeking prosecution will ultimately end in failure. FGM has been illegal in Britain since 1983 but there has never been a prosecution.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/until-fgm-is-prosecuted-this-barbaric-practice-will-go-on-flourising-in-modern-britain-a7307306.html