In a significant legal victory against forced conversions and marriages in Pakistan, a civil court has annulled the marriage ...

One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, ...

Despite progress in reducing the prevalence of this phenomenon, a recent UN report places Bangladesh as a topper in child marriage in Asia and 8th globally ...

In countries where child marriage is prevalent, it is often justified by tradition, religion, or economic hardship. Families ...

COIMBATORE: The social welfare department in Coimbatore district plans to train youths, especially college students, in rural ...

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

Adolescent girls in Bangladesh continue to face challenges, particularly in child marriage and gender disparities ...

Under the legislation approved Thursday by the Legislature’s upper chamber, only those 18 and older will be able to get married in Missouri.

AN estimated 12 million girls are married every year before they reach the age of 18. That is over 32,000 girls a day. Or almost 23 girls every minute who are being married off too soon.

Krishnagiri police arrested five individuals involved in a child marriage between a 14-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man. The girl was rescued from Bengaluru when a video of her distress went viral.

Kamlesh Rani, the female sarpanch of Rawanhera village in Haryana, is combating child marriages despite Khap Panchayats' demands to lower the marriage age for girls. After 18 years as an Anganwadi ...