10 villages in Niger , West Africa , denounce practice of female genital mutilation . Practice , performed on young girls without anesthesia , is extremely painful . Comment: The practice is most common in western , eastern and northeastern regions of Africa , as well as in some countries in Asia and the Middle East , and among certain immigrant communities in the United States and Europe . Practice also common in western , eastern and northeastern regions of Africa .
10 villages in Niger , West Africa , denounce practice of female genital mutilation . Practice , performed on young girls without anesthesia , is extremely painful . Comment: Practice also common in western , eastern and northeastern regions of Africa .