[Ethiopia] Girls are often confined to bed after FGM. In Ethiopia, during a month of seclusion the girls, often with their legs bound together to immobilize their legs, wait for bleeding to stop and to allow formation of scar tissue.

IRIN

[Ethiopia] Girls are often confined to bed after FGM. In Ethiopia, during a month of seclusion the girls, often with their legs bound together to immobilize their legs, wait for bleeding to stop and to allow formation of scar tissue.
Date Mon, 03/07/2005 - 12:00
Credits IRIN
Themes Human Rights
Regions Ethiopia

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