A woman dies from pregnancy related complications in Afghanistan every two hours due to a lack of access to health care and ...

China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...

The Utah Legislature unanimously approved a bill that would prevent youth marriages if the parties are more than four years apart in age. A Utah lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the ...

Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human rights have begun diminishing for over 14 million women. Heightened gender inequality has exacerbated the pre-existing ...

Pakistan’s “monsoon brides” — child brides sold off to repair family budgets in the rainy season — have spiked since the devastating floods of 2022. From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan ...

A civil court in Pakistan s Punjab province has annulled the forced marriage of a Christian girl who had been subjected to ...

As a Greek woman in Afghanistan, I decided to live among ordinary Afghans to get a feel about their lives, worries and dreams ...

The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.

Her journey highlights how, with the right support, a girl can escape the cycle of child marriage and forge her own path to a better future. March 1st marks Zero Discrimination Day, a global ...

Child marriages and child pregnancies can be prevented if vigilance committees work effectively, Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development Department Veeranagouda has said. He was ...

Singh highlighted a notable disparity in reported child marriage cases, with higher incidences recorded in the valley regions compared to the hill areas. His call to action was made during a one-day ...