Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone

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Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone
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Maseray Sei, 21, was found dead after undergoing the procedure in a centuries-old ritual carried out by a secret society for women

, almost immediately after undergoing female genital mutilation, has sparked outrage and revived calls to end the practice.was found on 20 December at Nyandeni village in Bonthe district, southern Sierra Leone, a day after the FGM took place. Sei’s family said that after the procedure the mother of two boys complained of a migraine and was in pain, with complications from FGM thought to be the cause, according to activists working on the case.

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