1. Female Genital Mutilation - A Human Rights Information Pack
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the term used to refer to the removal of part, or all, of the female genitalia. The most severe form is infibulation, also known as pharaonic circumcision. An estimated 15% of all mutilations in Africa are infibulations. The procedure consists of clitoridectomy (where all, or part of, the clitoris is removed), excision (removal of all, or part of, the labia minora), and cutting of the labia majora to create raw surfaces, which are then stitched or held together in order to form a cover over the vagina when they heal. A small hole is left to allow urine and menstrual blood to escape. In some less conventional forms of infibulation, less tissue is removed and a larger opening is left.
http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/femgen/fgm1.htm
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2. Female Genital Mutilation and Human Rights
An essay examining this practice in the 21st century.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Easel/9509/genital.html
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3. FGM Education and Networking Project
The purpose of the FGM Education and Networking Project is the dissemination on-line and offline of material related to female genital mutilation, otherwise known as female circumcision. The Project seeks to form an online clearinghouse and a community for researchers, activists, attorneys, and health care practitioners to obtain information and network with others involved in similar projects.
http://www.fgmnetwork.org/
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4. The Intactivism Pages
The struggle for genital integrity and against the involuntary genital modification of children of any sex.
http://www.circumstitions.com/
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