United Nations Cameroon - #16Days Breast ironing remains a challenge in the fight against #GBV. #Girls as young as 10 years old, have their breasts suppressed from growing through a cruel hot
Meeting of Minds UK - #AfricaInFocus Breast Ironing: Why is this still happening in so many African societies? Breast ironing, flattening, or pounding, is an oppressive tradition conducted on young girls who
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Approximately 3.8 million girls suffer "breast ironing” which is practiced in Chad, Guinea Bissau, Togo, & Benin. It's most common in Cameroon, where nearly a quarter of girls & women have had
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