AHA Foundation news on child marriage and forced marriage


October 25, 2017

Why does the US have so many child brides? – BBC News

Angel was 13 when her mother forced her to marry and start a family. “I felt like a […]
October 25, 2017

Worse than Weinstein is the exploitation of Florida girls – The Sun Sentinel

This piece was originally published in Florida newspaper, The Sun Sentinel, on Tuesday 24th October, 2017. The flood of […]
October 23, 2017

‘I was married at 14, it killed my dreams’: Scandal of the illegal child brides being sold to be wed – Mirror

Schoolgirl Alima Ka woke to hear voices singing and her ­parents by her bed, telling her they had […]
October 20, 2017

Facebook evidence and new laws set free child brides in India – Reuters

Campaigners are using social media and lobbying for special laws to annul child marriages in India, which has […]
October 20, 2017

Afghanistan has a tougher law on child marriage than Florida – Human Rights Watch

It’s been a funny week. I’m in Kabul, Afghanistan, launching a new Human Rights Watch report I wrote […]
October 16, 2017

Too young to marry: Connecticut finally ends child marriage – CT Post

At least 20,000 girls under the age of 18 married with judicial consent in 2017 in the U.S. […]
October 13, 2017

9 Unsettling Facts About Child Marriage – U.S. News

About 1.1 billion girls live in the world today, but not all live equally. The United Nations observes Oct. 11 […]
October 13, 2017

India’s Supreme Court Rules Sex With Child Brides Is Rape – Time

India’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that sex with an underage wife constitutes rape, in a landmark ruling that campaigners […]
October 11, 2017

Empowering Girls Rescued From Child Marriage – The New York Times

Having spent 15 years photographing child marriages around the world, Stephanie Sinclair is uniquely positioned to understand its lasting impact […]
October 7, 2017

Ending child marriage critical to achieving SDGs – The Daily Star

As the world marks International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October, Girls Not Brides is calling […]
October 5, 2017

What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? – MS Blog

Guatemala has taken a huge step forward for girls, officially outlawing child marriage following years of advocacy by […]
October 3, 2017

Inside the Lives of Georgia’s Child Brides – National Geographic

No one really knows for sure how many underage girls are getting married in the country of Georgia. […]
September 29, 2017

New state law seeks to reduce the number of child brides in Texas – Texas Tribune

Texas has one of the highest child marriage rates in the country, but a new law seeks to […]
September 25, 2017

State Senator Wants to Raise Ohio’s Minimum Marrying Age – CleveScene

After a shocking investigation by the Dayton Daily News earlier this month which revealed that more than 4,400 girls younger than 17 […]
September 22, 2017

Child Marriage and Religion in the United States – Teen Vogue

It’s likely that some Americans assume child marriage happens only in developing nations, where one in three girls are married […]