September 18, 2017

11-year-old girl narrowly escapes child marriage after revealing family’s treachery to teacher – International Business Times

An 11-year-old girl from the north Indian city of Bulandshahr was rescued by a team of social activists, […]
September 18, 2017

Mobile App to Fight Child Marriage Launched in Bihar – News 18

In a unique initiative, Gender Alliance Bihar, a collective effort of over 270 civil society organisations backed by […]
September 18, 2017

New legislation targets female genital mutilation in Michigan – WWMT

Federal prosecutors indicted two women accused of taking their seven year old daughters to a Michigan clinic for […]
September 18, 2017

Married Young: The Fight Over Child Marriage in America – Frontline

Heather decided she didn’t need a new pair of shoes for her wedding. The silver heels she wore […]
September 18, 2017

REP. TROTT ON INDICTMENT OF MOTHERS IN DETROIT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION CASE – Dave Trott

Today, federal prosecutors charged two Minnesota mothers with Female Genital Mutilation and Conspiracy to Commit Female Genital Mutilation […]
September 15, 2017

Feds: Moms, charged in genital cutting case, gave doctor blessing to cut daughters – USA Today

Five months after a historic genital mutilation case surfaced in Detroit, two Minnesota mothers were charged Thursday with subjecting […]
September 14, 2017

Child Marriage in America – Frontline Dispatch

The Frontline Dispatch – A New Investigative Podcast In the summer after 9th grade, 14-year-old Heather discovered she […]
September 14, 2017

NC laws lead to higher-than-average child marriage rates – Daily Tar Heel

Although census data shows child marriages in the United States are rare, a report by the Tahirih Justice […]
September 14, 2017

FGM survivor speaks of night she was forcefully cut as she fights for end to brutal procedure – Metro UK

Mariya Taher was seven when strangers forced her to the ground and cut her clitoral hood. She doesn’t […]
September 12, 2017

Police are ‘determined’ to bring country’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation as they launch campaign to protect children coming from abroad – Daily Mail

Police are targeting Eurostar terminals to protect children from female genital mutilation (FGM) as officers say they are […]
September 12, 2017

Lawmakers say they’ll consider changes to Ohio child marriage laws – Dayton Daily News

Political leaders on both sides of the aisle are interested in changing Ohio’s marriage laws after reading a […]
September 11, 2017

Hertfordshire NHS records 10 cases of female genital mutilation – Hertfordshire Mercury

At least ten cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were recorded by NHS bodies in Hertfordshire between April […]
September 11, 2017

Ohio’s child marriage laws outdated, advocate says – Dispatch

Ohio’s marriage laws allowing underage teens to marry are too liberal and create potential for exploiting young girls, […]
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

My Mother Still Thinks FGM Was Good for Me – Elle

After Sophia* was cut, her legs were fastened together and she was told not to move. In her […]
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

“FGM is violence, child abuse and sexual assault” – The London Economic

“FGM is violence, child abuse and sexual assault  …and of course we handed out Vulva cupcakes” is not […]
September 9, 2017

Why you should stand up for girls’ rights – MSNBC

More than 90 percent of countries around the globe have laws that discriminate against women. My homeland, Tanzania, […]