FGM | Jina Moore

African Great Lakes, Global Health, Human Rights, West Africa

Some surprising facts about FGM, in new UNICEF study

UNICEF today released a thorough report on female genital mutilation/cutting, which includes deep dives into data sets, methodology and social theory — there’s a…

African Great Lakes, Human Rights, Liberia, Women's Rights

Happy International Women’s Day!

I wish I was in Bukavu today, where I’ve met so many strong, amazing women fighting against not only the horrors (rape) we often…

Christian Science Monitor, Global Health, Liberia, Reporting, Women's Rights

Mae Azango Exposed a Secret Ritual

Todee, Liberia — It’s late afternoon in Todee, a village in rural Liberia, and the sun is starting to drop. Mae Azango settles into…

Human Rights, Journalism, Liberia

In Liberia, threats for covering female circumcision

Liberia, More Work, PRI'S The World, Radio, Women's Rights

Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story

I came to Liberia to work with a newspaper reporter named Mae Azango, in the capital city, Monrovia. We were going to do a…