Monrovia, Oct. 28 -- Former Director General of the Liberia Business Registry, Samson M. Dee, has spoken out with urgency and compassion about a painful reality still affecting young girls across Liberia.

After a recent visit to River Cess County where the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains common, he called on the government to do much more to end what he described as a silent but devastating form of violence.

In a heartfelt conversation with journalists, Mr. Dee didn't hold back. He said it plainly - no girl child deserves to go through the horror of FGM. "This is not just culture. It is a human rights violation. It leaves scars that never heal, physically and emotionally," he said.

Female Genital Mutilation involves...