Since 2018, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have ended child marriage by raising the legal age for marriage to 18.

Somalia made global headlines in recent times after its parliament briefly outlawed child marriage, only to reverse the ...

Legal inconsistencies are wrought in the country's legal framework, as minimum legal age for marriage is not uniform ...

(CNN) — 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 Bangladesh, she says, “I always thought, I have no brother, ...

SHAMVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls slipped off their shoes, sat on mattresses and prepared to pour their hearts out. They ...

MUMBAI: Embarrassed by data emerging from her home district, and for the greater good, women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare is putting in place an action plan to root out child marriage ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2026 legislative session begins next week, and one bill you can expect to see has to do with how old you have to be to get married in Indiana. Right now, there's no federal law that ...

Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and physical capacity.” Baghdad’s bridal industry has seen a massive boom since ...

Rosalyn Yellin said she was a teenager when she got married and that her mom signed a consent form to let it happen.

Over 25 crore people, including 3.28 lakh faith leaders across 4 lakh+ villages, have pledged for a Child Marriage Free India ...

Religious leaders and traditional rulers have been asked to speak out against gender-based violence (GBV) and child marriage ...