In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...

Across the developing world, ten million girls are married off each year before the age of eighteen, usually against their will. One in seven of those girls is younger than fifteen. In some places ...

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Dec. 22. "We will ...

It was during an afternoon in June 2025 that Monija Khatun, a student in class 11, decided to dial the helpline number 1098. She was reporting the wedding of a 14-year-old classmate that had been ...

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said Sunday. "We will continue ...

Rights activists have lauded a top court order to prevent child marriages in India, where over 1 million children entered into wedlock in the 2023-24 period. The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 said child ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...

In a proactive move to tackle child marriage, Charaideo district launched an initiative called 'Where Is Your Missing Friend?'. The event gathered nearly 500 students who delved into the hazardous ...