Today is a worldwide day of "zero tolerance on female genital mutilation", sponsored by the UN. Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/06/un-zero-tolerance-fgm-female-...
The WP article is a stub, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Zero_Tolerance_to_Female_G...
The Guardian article fills in further details, provides a timeline and some names of women active in the campaign, as well as world leaders who have given endorsement.