SAY NO TO YOUNG GIRLS TRIBAL CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY IN RURAL AREAS

Tearful: One of the young girls, covered in an animal skin, cries after being circumcised.

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Tradition: Despite a government ban on the practice, circumcision remains a rite of passage, particularly among poor families in rural areas

Naked: Draped in animal skins, the Pokot girls sit naked on rocks before village elders perform the ritual

A Pokot girl bleeds onto a rock after being circumcised in a tribal ritual. In addition to excruciating pain, can cause haemorrhage, shock and complications in childbirth

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