Mumbai: A group of 30 survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), belonging to a particular community, has started an online campaign against the practice and to put pressure on the government to bring a law to ban it.

The group, 'Speak Out on FGM', has launched the petition on 'Change.org' website, and claimed to have received 43,116 signatures till afternoon today. Female genital mutilation refers to several different harmful practices involving the cutting of the female genitals for non-medical reasons.