Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.

An initiative of Just Rights for Children launches worldwide 100 Days of Action on International Human Rights Day to galvanize support towards ending child marriage. JRC, led by child rights activist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 28—A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge the New Hampshire Legislature to reject a proposal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet ...

In 2018, Kentucky was a vanguard in the fight to end child marriages, becoming one of the first states to enact legislation limiting marriages for those under 18. But in the eight years since the law ...

When 12-year-old Salma (name changed) was being married to a 30-year-old man in Haryana’s Jind, the parents were ecstatic. The fact that the groom had neither asked for a dowry nor made any demands ...

INVESTIGATION. TONIGHT. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THAT CASE. TODAY, ADVOCATES ARE ALSO SPEAKING OUT TO END CHILD MARRIAGE HERE IN KENTUCKY. IN 2018, THE LAW ESTABLISHED THAT 17 IS THE LEGAL AGE TO ...

A fresh push by Zimbabwean government to tackle child marriage could land guardians like Mhlongo in trouble in the southern African nation where child marriage is rife. Mhlongo, who was Tlou's ...

The Texas House brought the state one step closer to eliminating a legal loophole that permits child marriages. House Bill 168, by Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat, tentatively passed 83-51 on ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An age difference of no more than four years was a new requirement amended to a bill that aims to end child marriage in South Dakota. The idea has had a long history of ...

Over 20 parliamentarians from different political parties came together on Wednesday to chart a roadmap for making India free ...

The family members were counseled and made aware of the harmful effects of child marriage. In this case, the boy and the girl ...