September 10, 2017

Cassandra Levesque is Determined to End Child Marriage in New Hampshire – Teen Vogue

When 17-year-old Cassandra Levesque approached the New Hampshire State House on March 9, she didn’t come to make […]
September 10, 2017

Child Marriage and Divorce in the United States – Teen Vogue

In the last two years, more than 12 states have debated bills that ask the same question: Should child marriage […]
September 10, 2017

Child Marriage in the U.S., Explained by a Former Child Bride – Teen Vogue

Trevicia Williams says she was 14 years old when her mother forced her to marry a 26-year-old man. […]
September 9, 2017

Marital Rape and Child Marriage: Two Sides Of The Same Coin – The Wire

On Friday, a Delhi high court bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar […]
September 9, 2017

Whatever Happened To … The Father Who Wants To Undo The Child Marriage He Set Up? – NPR

Last August we brought you the story of Lumbaram, a father in a village in Northern India who was […]
September 9, 2017

Ohio not among states looking to change their child marriage law – Dayton Daily News

Leaders in a dozen states across the nation are examining a question that seems more suited to a […]
September 9, 2017

State Laws Still Allow Child Marriage in America – HowStuffWorks

It seems unthinkable that children are still getting married in 21st-century America. Yet, it’s happening in every corner of the […]
September 9, 2017

Child Marriage in the United States, Explained – Teen Vogue

Wedlocked is a Teen Vogue series about child marriage in the United States that examines the history of the practice and […]
September 1, 2017

As Child Marriages Drop, Hundreds Still Marry In Kentucky Each Year – WFPL

At 14, Donna Pollard’s anger and outbursts landed her in a youth behavioral facility in Southern Indiana. There, […]
August 31, 2017

The Loopholes That Allow Child Marriage In The U.S. – NPR

Child marriage isn’t just a practice that victimizes girls in poor countries. As this blog has previously reported, it’s […]
August 31, 2017

Controversial TV show slammed for glorifying child marriage abruptly pulled off the air – The New York Times

An Indian television soap opera that shows a 10-year-old boy married to a 19-year-old woman has been pulled […]
August 31, 2017

Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children – Huffington Post

Loopholes in state laws are allowing child marriage to flourish in the U.S., despite research showing that the […]
August 31, 2017

Report: Maryland marriage laws make forced child marriage more likely – The Daily Record

Maryland’s marriage laws have several “loopholes” which can make forced or coerced child marriage more likely, according to […]
August 28, 2017

Educating Girls, Ending Child Marriage – World Bank

Every day, 41,000 girls marry before they are 18 years old. That’s 15 million girls every year. While child […]
August 28, 2017

Invisible Taliban child brides, widows trapped as sex slaves – Reuters

Fatima’s Taliban husband was so controlling that he refused to allow her to bathe and threatened to burn […]
August 24, 2017

Child Marriage in America: By the Numbers – Frontline

At first, almost no one believed Fraidy Reiss when she said child marriage happens in the United States. […]
August 24, 2017

DomRep has highest child-marriage rate in Americas – Jamaica Observer

UNICEF says more than one in 10 girls in the Dominican Republic are married or living with a […]
August 21, 2017

Marriage bill important for child’s protection – NewsPress

State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, has a history of protecting children through state legislation, passing bills requiring […]
August 21, 2017

El Salvador, Guatemala lawmakers pass bans on child marriage – Inquirer

El Salvador and Guatemala have joined a trend in clamping down on child marriage by passing legislation that […]
August 17, 2017

Seasonal employment, child marriage make women vulnerable to trafficking – Deccan Herald

Seasonal employment, child marriage and school drop out rate are among the reasons making women and girls vulnerable […]