August 11, 2016

New Opening Times for Honor Network Helpline

Karma Nirvana are delighted to announce from August 1st 2016 we are extending our opening hours to evenings […]
August 9, 2016

Child brides sold for cows: The price of being a girl in South Sudan

In many communities here in one of the world’s poorest nations, daughters grow up with a single purpose: […]
August 9, 2016

Nepal: Rachana’s story, from potential child bride to community leader

At the age of 15, Rachana received a scholarship so she could continue her studies, but her father […]
August 9, 2016

Bangladesh: Tackling child marriage through offering education and accommodation to girls

The Church of Bangladesh is helping women out of poverty, in an area where child marriage was rife, […]
August 9, 2016

Sex education and the SADC Model Law: the key to ending child marriage in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, most child marriages take place after a girl becomes pregnant, but this could be avoided by […]
August 9, 2016

Number of child marriage cases for Syrian refugees increases

In Jordan, the legal age of marriage is 18 but it’s up to a judge’s discretion whether to […]
August 9, 2016

Malaysian man charged with rape escapes jail after marrying 14-year-old victim

A Malaysian man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl has avoided prison after he married her in a […]
August 9, 2016

Tanzania’s Attorney General seeks to appeal recent High Court ruling on child marriage

Last month, the High Court of Tanzania ruled that sections of the 1971 Marriage Act, which allowed girls […]
July 29, 2016

Chain-In protests against child, forced marriages in New Jersey

About 30 people protested against child and forced marriages during a rally Tuesday afternoon just outside Newark Penn […]
July 22, 2016

These British Women Are All Survivors Of Female Genital Mutilation

In early 2015, psychotherapist and female genital mutilation (FGM) campaigner Leyla Hussein approached photographer Jason Ashwood with the […]
July 20, 2016

FGM court orders in the UK: a quiet revolution in child protection

2015 has ushered in a huge cultural shift in the way communities view the practice of female genital […]
July 20, 2016

More than 1,200 FGM cases recorded across England in three months

Midwives have called for renewed efforts to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) after more than 1,200 cases were […]
July 20, 2016

Clash of Values Emerges After Afghan Child Bride Burns to Death

After being married off in sixth grade, Zahra arrived at the central hospital in Ghor with burns over 90 […]
July 19, 2016

Make Your Voice Heard – End Child Marriage in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland

You can help eliminate the human-rights abuse of child marriage, by making your voice heard – that is, by […]
July 18, 2016

Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani Social Media Celebrity, Dead in Apparent Honor Killing

Qandeel Baloch, a Pakistani social media sensation, was strangled by her brother in central Pakistan, police officials said […]
July 8, 2016

Gambia and Tanzania Outlaw Child Marriage

The countries of Gambia and Tanzania have outlawed child marriage. Read more here about the amazing progress that […]
July 6, 2016

A Petition to End Female Genital Mutilation in India

The Dawoodi Bohras are amongst the most educated in India, yet are also the only Muslim community in […]
July 1, 2016

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Calls Out Cowardly Feminists’ Failure to Speak Out Against Islam’s Oppression of Women

After decades of embracing multiculturalism, Sweden is now the rape capitol of the West, only second on the […]
June 28, 2016

Virginia’s New Marriage Age Law Means Better Protection for Thousands

Over the last 10 years in Virginia, thousands of children were married, as young as 13 years old; […]
June 27, 2016

The Gambia kicks off its African Union campaign to end child marriage

On 16 June, Gambia launched a two-week campaign to end child marriage in the country. Under the leadership […]