A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...

The Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act is now on its way to Congress for review after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed ...

Atlas International Film has taken international rights for "Nawi," a drama about a 13-year-old Kenyan girl who yearns to go ...

She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...

Child marriage makes a victim of the girl-child, robs her of her destiny, ruptures her health, and in a lot of cases leads to ...

Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark a significant step backward for women's rights in the country. The passage of the amendments also sets a ...

The negative consequences of early or child marriage can be intergenerational, with future children facing the risk of experiencing increased ill-health and death rates ...

A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge the New Hampshire Legislature to reject a proposal to ...

In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...