“Some rural girls see marriage as saving themselves from the control of their families,” says an activist in the capital, Sanaa. The outsider's impulse toward child bride rescue scenarios can ...

The high prevalence of the outlawed practice in Kyrgyzstan is indicative of a broader problem across Eurasia – child and forced marriage. Bride kidnapping, or an act of abduction for the purpose ...

For them, every goal is a victory against child marriage, every practice session a step toward a brighter future. This transformation has been the result of dedicated efforts of social workers ...

One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, ...

New Hampshire could become the latest US state to ban child marriage after its House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the minimum age for marriage to 18. Until 2016, child ...

The bill would ban marriage for anyone under 18 . Currently, minors as young as 16 can marry with parental consent.

Proponents of the bill included survivors of child marriages, including Sheena Eastman of Missouri, who gave emotional testimony. “I got married 45 days after my 15th birthday to a 21 year old ...

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UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

The National Strategic Plan in Handling the Causes of Child Marriages, which was launched in 2020 and expires this year, must be continued, she stressed. The plan focuses on key factors ...

Sydney Davis, would have removed the section of existing law which allows for a single parent or guardian to sign off on a child marriage. Proponents of the bill emphasized the risks of abuse and ...