Spinnaker Tower lit up to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation

FGM Spinaker
The Spinnaker Tower was lit up on Saturday 6th February raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation. Credit: ITV Meridian

The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth has been lit up to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation.

The practise was first outlawed in 1985 - but 60,000 girls under the age of 15 are still at risk of FGM in the UK.

Saturday was International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM - backed by the United Nations. Many communities do not realise it is an issue affecting girls and women they know.

Marie Costa is the Chair of the Portsmouth FGM Group.