A key House committee deadlocked over whether to recommend support or political death for carving out an exception to the ban ...

More broadly, child marriage, or unions that often involve coercion concerning a girl under the age of 18, “remains a ...

Lawmakers have introduced two bills this year to limit or outlaw marriage for minors. Previous efforts to pass laws that would keep young pregnant mothers from marrying have failed.

Pehthai Thanomkhet and Nathnicha Klinthaworn finally did Thursday when Thailand’s law on same-sex marriage came into ... no legal connection to their own child,” he said.

Children around the globe rely on UNICEF programs to survive, grow and thrive — programs that lift societies and make the ...

Islamic extremists like Hamas believe the Quran calls them to subjugate or kill non-Muslims, and to bring the entire world to heel under the boot of Sharia law. In pursuit of this goal, Islamic ...

The reasons for the alarming rise in remaining unmarried in countries like Syria, Iraq and Lebanon are quite obvious as these nations are sunk in all sorts of imaginable crises and youth have no hope ...

Guddan (2024), the Allahabad High Court annulled the marriage of a couple, who got married when the man was 12 and the woman was nine, under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006.

TRADITIONAL leaders in Mutasa have said the fight against child marriages in the district is being frustrated by leaders of traditional churches especially apostolic sects as well as parents of ...

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on whether a ‘child marriage’ can be annulled by the man until the age of 23 under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. This follows a woman challenging ...

He said children born through live-in relationships will also have equal property rights. "Minimum age for marriage has been made compulsory in all religions - 21 years for a boy and 18 years for ...

The Houthi militia kidnapped more United Nations personnel, halting all humanitarian UN support in the war-torn country. Can the population survive without ...