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August 9, 2016
In Jordan, the legal age of marriage is 18 but it’s up to a judge’s discretion whether to […]
August 9, 2016
A Malaysian man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl has avoided prison after he married her in a […]
August 9, 2016
Last month, the High Court of Tanzania ruled that sections of the 1971 Marriage Act, which allowed girls […]
July 29, 2016
About 30 people protested against child and forced marriages during a rally Tuesday afternoon just outside Newark Penn […]
July 22, 2016
In early 2015, psychotherapist and female genital mutilation (FGM) campaigner Leyla Hussein approached photographer Jason Ashwood with the […]
July 20, 2016
2015 has ushered in a huge cultural shift in the way communities view the practice of female genital […]
July 20, 2016
Midwives have called for renewed efforts to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) after more than 1,200 cases were […]
July 20, 2016
After being married off in sixth grade, Zahra arrived at the central hospital in Ghor with burns over 90 […]
July 19, 2016
You can help eliminate the human-rights abuse of child marriage, by making your voice heard – that is, by […]
July 18, 2016
Qandeel Baloch, a Pakistani social media sensation, was strangled by her brother in central Pakistan, police officials said […]
July 8, 2016
The countries of Gambia and Tanzania have outlawed child marriage. Read more here about the amazing progress that […]
July 6, 2016
The Dawoodi Bohras are amongst the most educated in India, yet are also the only Muslim community in […]
July 1, 2016
After decades of embracing multiculturalism, Sweden is now the rape capitol of the West, only second on the […]
June 28, 2016
Over the last 10 years in Virginia, thousands of children were married, as young as 13 years old; […]
June 27, 2016
On 16 June, Gambia launched a two-week campaign to end child marriage in the country. Under the leadership […]