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-genital-mutilation?CMP=ema_565

The WP article is a stub,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Zero_Tolerance_to_Female_Genital_Mutilation

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.