Lawmakers in Pakistan passed a much-anticipated new law that mandates a stiff penalty for those convicted of so-called […]

“I really need to step up.” Those are the life-changing words that ran through young Memory Banda‘s head […]

Should a 14-year-old married girl who migrates to Europe be viewed as a child – or a spouse? […]

In a progress report released yesterday, the international coalition Girls Not Brides found that global rates of child marriage are […]

Last week the New South Wales government said a “tsunami of young girls” were being forced to marry […]

A GOVERNMENT review of the outlived Marriage Act 1971 seeking to empower women and curb child marriage is […]

The legal age of marriage for women should be raised from 16 to 18, just as it is […]

Denmark has acknowledged that its earlier decision to separate married couples in refugee centers if a spouse happened […]

Omaima Hoshan, 14, wasn’t really aware of early marriage until her best friend dropped out of school in […]

More than nine in 10 women and girls aged 15 to 49 in Egypt have undergone FGM. Egypt has […]

Fatuma was married off five years ago, when she was just 13. Like most girls from the remote […]

In a new report, Human Rights Watch criticised the government for failing to follow through with promises of […]

The government is going to launch a school-level campaign against child marriage and sexual harassment in Bangladesh. The country […]

EVEN after education and sensitization on gender issues, some parents are still defiant. Last week, a 15 yearold […]

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday called on world leaders to provide education to girls in refugee camps […]