# ‘My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back’

https://mins.news/en/item/13077

- BBC News, 2026-08-04 23:13 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r0vp7n0pro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> In Colombia, some members of an Indigenous group continue to practise female genital mutilation. One mother says her grandmother arranged for her baby to undergo the procedure without her knowledge. A landmark bill banning the practice has now taken effect in the country. The legislation represents a major legal step against a practice that remains present in parts of Colombia.

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