He also says traditional practices still common in the Kolda region, like female genital mutilation and forced early marriage, constitute forms of violence.

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The 2010 winner, Julia Lalla-Maharajh, is pitching the cause of ending female genital mutilation.

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They cannot speak up about rape, genital mutilation, abuse, objectification, harassment, arranged marriage, low pay, poverty.

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In Guinea, female genital mutilation carries the death penalty, but it has never been applied.

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