Health bosses are investigating after it emerged that NHS midwives were taught about the “potential benefits” of cousin marriage, despite the practice increasing the risk of birth defects.

Cambodian girls as young as 14 are being trafficked to China for forced marriages, a trade fueled by its decades-long ...

Raksha incorporates three tools: one aimed at reducing economic vulnerability of families to prevent child marriage, another ...

What happens after a child discloses an abuse is determined not only by law, but by the social worlds families must navigate once silence is broken.

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 ...

As Hollywood Monday remembered the life and work of filmmaker Rob Reiner, who was found dead with stab wounds Sunday, his legacy as a political advocate and activist was also honored across the state.

Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer’s love story has officially come to an end. The “Trainwreck” actress and the pro chef confirmed they are ending their marriage on Friday, after years of split speculation ...

Dibrugarh: With the Government of India expressing an unprecedented commitment to make the country child marriage free by 2030, the entire district of Dibrugarh marked the first anniversary of Bal ...

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Union government is set to launch a 100-day intensive awareness campaign for a child marriage-free India, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said on ...

On November 14, the Balochistan Assembly passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill with a majority vote. The new law sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 for both males and females, and ...

Sherry Johnson, just 11 years old at the time, stood in a Florida courtroom in 1971 wearing what she later described as a wedding dress. She was about to be married against her will to a church deacon ...

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin have proposed legislation to eliminate child marriage. The bill would remove the exception allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent. Similar bills ...