News
May 26, 2020
Gathering support and momentum to enact change is often arduous, and overcoming the status quo can require years […]
May 26, 2020
The girl screamed and struggled but was held down by medical staff and her stepmother when female genital […]
May 26, 2020
PESHAWAR — Pakistani police have launched a manhunt following the murder of two teenage girls who were seen […]
May 26, 2020
LONDON, May 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British charities working to end forced marriage have seen a spike […]
May 16, 2020
NEW YORK, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two U.S. states have banned child marriage this month, but […]
May 4, 2020
Sudan looks set to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM), in a significant move welcomed by campaigners. Anyone found […]
May 1, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Legislation to prohibit marriage before the age of 18, unanimously passed the House and […]
April 29, 2020
UNITED NATIONS, New York – A clear view of the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is only beginning […]
April 17, 2020
Reports of domestic violence increased in March in many cities around the country as the coronavirus pandemic spread, […]
April 17, 2020
One caller to a domestic violence hotline reported that her husband threatened to throw her out into the […]
March 19, 2020
The number of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) could be much higher than […]
March 16, 2020
FRANKFORT, Ky- A ban on a grotesque practice is one step closer to being law. The House Judiciary […]
March 13, 2020
CONCORD — The New Hampshire House voted Wednesday to raise the age for marriage in the state to […]
March 5, 2020
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the most serious remaining charge against a doctor accused of female genital […]
March 4, 2020
(CNN)Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison stirred controversy when they married in 2011. She was 16 at the time, […]