By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain must set up a program to tackle female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, where the practice is seen as a prerequisite for marriage and even used as a political tool, a parliamentary committee said. The International Development Committee said on Thursday it was astounded that Britain – which has put itself center stage in global efforts to eradicate FGM – had left Sierra Leone out of its £35 million program to help end FGM in Africa. ...
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