Police arrest 19 people over FGM gang attacks on women in Uganda

Critics say police should have acted earlier on reports of forceful mutilation of more than 400 women in a month by armed groups

Air pollution ‘as bad as smoking in increasing risk of miscarriage’

Scientists called study’s findings upsetting and said toxic air must be cut

I was a young, hairy girl and I hated it. It is time we got serious about women’s sideburns, ’taches and all the other unexpected sproutings

Girls in Narok County will be made to reveal identities of babies’ fathers and tell police about female genital mutilation

Women are scared to speak out about what has happened as they give birth, says Sally Gimson, deputy editor of Index on Censorship

Acknowledging the biological reality of a woman’s body is still unladylike. But if we can’t talk about our reproductive lives, we can’t defend them

Renewed calls for country to end practice after girl bleeds to death following mass initiation into secret society

Make a stand against this culture or make it clear you will resign, says Sharmadean Reid

Keely Favell lost third of her body weight after operation to take out growth discovered by obstetric ultrasound

Global investigation finds lack of clinical oversight and failure to track long-term outcomes