FGM: 'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back' - BBC News

In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, It is believed FGM is more prevalent in the Emberá community than official statistics suggest

Warning: This story contains descriptions of the practices involved in female genital mutilation

In what activists are calling a milestone, Colombia last week became the first country in Latin America where female genital mutilation (FGM) is now illegal.

As José Carlos Cueto reports, while the bill was passed unanimously in Colombia's Congress, it follows a long battle to eradicate the dangerous and often secretive procedure.

Carla Quiñonez's daughter was just six months old when the baby's great-grandmother subjected her to female genital mutilation (FGM).