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September 19, 2016

Column: How I came to report on forced marriage — in the U.S.

The beginning of my journey reporting this story began with a casual conversation with a friend at a […]
September 19, 2016

A Chance Encounter On A Vacation Changed Her Life — And The Lives Of Child Brides

Jacqueline de Chollet of Switzerland, now 78, helped found the Veerni Institute, which gives child brides and other […]
September 19, 2016

Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

“A girl I know from school here in the camp got married last year when she was 15,” […]
September 7, 2016

British woman raped before suspected ‘honor killing’ in Pakistan, police say

A British woman murdered in a suspected “honor killing” incident in Pakistan was raped before her death, Pakistani […]
September 6, 2016

#ISTANDFOR: AN END TO FGM

Jaha Dukureh, a brave survivor of FGM and founder of the organization Safe Hands For Girls has been campaigning […]
September 3, 2016

The Long Search for the Missing Child Brides of a Mormon Polygamist Sect

Brandon S Blackmore listened carefully. He had to hear past the hissing sound in the recording, and the […]
September 3, 2016

India upholds law allowing sex with 15-year-olds

An Indian high court has upheld a law allowing sex with a woman of 15 if she is married. […]
September 3, 2016

NCCE collaborates with UNICEF to eradicate child marriage in Talensi

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is implementing […]
September 3, 2016

Nepali director general of the Department of Women and Children vows to end child marriage

Director General of the Department of Women and Children under the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare […]
September 3, 2016

Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

“Before I entered the safe space, I was shy, and it was difficult for me to express myself. […]
September 3, 2016

Minara — the reformist on a bicycle fighting to end child marriage

Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with 65 per cent of […]
September 3, 2016

Senegal’s dancing grandmothers lead charge for health over tradition

Grandmothers are using their influence to promote modern medicine and health care, and discuss issues from family planning […]
September 3, 2016

Indonesia: the young brides of West Sulawesi

Countless small villages dot the western coastline of Sulawesi Island. Rows of rumah panggung (traditional houses) are set […]
September 3, 2016

Child marriage in the Caribbean: My Nani’s story

Sunny skies and beautiful beaches come to mind when you think about the Caribbean. But beyond the turquoise […]
August 23, 2016

Conflict in Syria: child marriage in the midst of a humanitarian crisis

The conflict in Syria has brought devastation to lives of millions of women, men and children. Though the […]