New Hampshire lawmakers are considering an exception to a child marriage ban for 17-year-olds to military members.

Under current law, 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent. A bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery would ...

Atlas International Film has taken international rights for 'Nawi,' which was Kenya’s entry for the international feature ...

Missouri used to be a national haven for child statutory rapists because of its shamefully lax child-marriage laws: Until a few years ago, kids as young as 15 could marry with the permission of just ...

Men are given more time than women to exit a child marriage. This calls for a uniform age of marriage at 18, not 21 ...

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...

After falling short during session last year, there’s a new bipartisan push to ban child marriage in Missouri.

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring an end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 ...

In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...