New Hampshire lawmakers are considering an exception to a child marriage ban for 17-year-olds to military members.
She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...
A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...
Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that ...
Under current law, 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent. A bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery would ...
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring an end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 ...
Atlas International Film has taken international rights for "Nawi," a drama about a 13-year-old Kenyan girl who yearns to go ...
In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...
The negative consequences of early or child marriage can be intergenerational, with future children facing the risk of experiencing increased ill-health and death rates ...
Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark a significant step backward for women's rights in the country. The passage of the amendments also sets a ...
The Child Development Department successfully intervened to stop the planned marriages of four minor girls in Uchhola village, Rudraprayag. Following a complaint, officials counseled the families on ...
After falling short during session last year, there’s a new bipartisan push to ban child marriage in Missouri.