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Female genital mutilation: the UK's hidden crime

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Video. Female genital mutilation: the UK's hidden crime

Updated: 13/10/2016 - 19:32 GMT+2

The British government estimates at least 170,000 women and girls are living with the consequences of having the procedure

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