August 10, 2017

Child marriage is still legal in Alabama, but on the decline – AL.Com

Back in May 2001, a bill was introduced into the Alabama Senate that sought to raise the age […]
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August 10, 2017

‘I can have you killed’: Afghan woman fears husband after US denies asylum – The Guardian

When Shakila Zareen learned that her husband planned to kill her, she fled to her mother’s house. A […]
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August 8, 2017

Iran Planning to Raise Women’s Legal Age of Marriage – Iran Front Page

Iranian lawmaker Fatemeh Zolqadr said the Iranian Parliament, in coordination with the country’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family […]
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August 8, 2017

Watch: This simple, empowering campaign against child marriage in Bangladesh hits the right notes – Scroll In

Bangladesh has the fourth-highest rate of child marriage in the world. Though the numbers have reportedly declined in the last […]
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August 8, 2017

Forced child bride warns August is ‘hot month’ for parents to take daughters overseas to trick them into marriage – The Mirror

A child bride taken to Bangladesh and forced into marriage at 15 says August is the ‘hot month’ […]
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August 7, 2017

Close loopholes that allow forced child marriage in the UK – The Guardian

The NSPCC report of increasing calls in relation to forced marriage (Report, 31 July) is alarming. In 2016 more […]
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August 3, 2017

Female genital mutilation bill dead after Senate vote – WGME

A bill that would make female genital mutilation a crime in Maine is officially dead. Earlier Wednesday, a […]
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August 2, 2017

An Ontario Court has Just Affirmed that Cultural Norms that Excuse Violence have No Place Here: Editorial – The Star

The woman, a recent immigrant from Iran, suffered brutal spousal abuse but didn’t even realize it was against […]
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August 2, 2017

What Happens to Foreign Human Trafficking Victims in the United States? – NBC News

At age 19, Indira Karimova became a victim of human trafficking after she was married off to her […]
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August 1, 2017

New push to criminalize female genital mutilation in Maine – WGME

A Maine lawmaker says she’s not giving up on a bill that appears to be dead. Rep. Heather […]
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July 31, 2017

Five-year-old girl ‘forced into marriage with 22-year-old man in Pakistan’ – The Independent

A girl aged just five has reportedly been forced into marriage with a 22-year-old man in Pakistan. Police were […]
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July 31, 2017

Rep. Dave Trott moves to increase penalty for genital mutilation – Detroit Free Press

With an investigation into the genital mutilation of girls in Michigan continuing, a metro Detroit congressman is calling […]
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July 31, 2017

One pending Michigan court case could prove to be an explosive test of religious liberty in the US – Business Insider

This fall, a United States district judge will hear a landmark case: For the first time, the federal […]
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July 27, 2017

FGM Happens In Britain, It’s Time We All Took Notice – Vogue

FGM – Female Genital Mutilation – is often thought of a practice that happens solely overseas and not […]
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July 27, 2017

London’s airports on high alert for FGM victims – FIGO

Police are worried that London’s airports will be used to transport young girls to another country to undergo […]
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July 27, 2017

Despite Progress, Child Marriage Is Still Legal in All 50 States – The New York Times

State legislators in the U.S. can no longer plead ignorance about child marriage in America. Not now that […]
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July 25, 2017

When a Pin Prick Is Not Benign – Epoch Times

In April 2017, Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, a member of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, was arrested for allegedly […]
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July 25, 2017

Schoolgirls to fly to Google HQ after inventing app to end Female Genital Mutilation – Independent

Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google’s Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss […]
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July 24, 2017

U.S. Rep. Dave Trott endorses stricter penalties for female genital mutilation – MLive

Shortly after Michigan lawmakers voted to make female genital mutilation a state crime, U.S. Rep. Dave Trott, R-Birmingham, is […]
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July 24, 2017

Child Marriage in New York Now Officially a Thing of the Past – New York UP

A law passed during the New York legislative session that ended the practice of child marriage went into […]
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