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April 12, 2017
It was more than five years ago that her father unexpectedly came to school to pick up Aisha, […]
April 12, 2017
The empowerment of indigenous women is one of several issues being discussed at the 61st Commission on the […]
April 12, 2017
In Mozambique, the legal age of marriage is 18, or 16 with parental consent. But the UN International […]
April 12, 2017
We all love a good drama — be it on screen, in real life, or on the radio. […]
April 12, 2017
President Abdul Hamid yesterday signed three bills, including Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017 that has a provision for […]
April 12, 2017
Kenya celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday by launching the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage under the […]
April 12, 2017
The New Jersey legislature passed a bill Monday that will ban marriage for those under the age of […]
April 5, 2017
These are the findings of the Human Development Report 2016, entitled ‘Human Development for Everyone’, released today by […]
April 5, 2017
Cradling her baby boy in her arms, 17-year-old Kawthar Nawara walks into the single room she shares with […]
April 5, 2017
When she was 10, Safia Mahjebin started skipping school. She used to ride the New York City subways, […]
April 5, 2017
The skirt belongs to her mother, the scarf to a friend. The red necklace was a gift (“My […]
April 5, 2017
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is taking a beating for killing a bill that would have stopped […]
April 5, 2017
Every day, an estimated 8,000 girls worldwide are cut and marred in a debilitating process known as female […]
March 20, 2017
Sumina Pariyar is just a teenager, but looks older than her 17 years as she holds her coughing […]
March 20, 2017
Henceforth, any parent in the Jirapa District who gives out his or her daughter who is less than […]