Islamabad bans child marriage with strict laws, hailed as progress but opposed by clerics calling it ‘un-Islamic.’
Child marriage remains a deeply rooted global concern, with over 640 million women and girls worldwide having been married before…
Iraq is moving forward with controversial amendments to its marriage law, which would allow girls as young as nine to…
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has ignited a firestorm of controversy and concern by suggesting a drastic reduction in…
Sierra Leone has officially banned child marriage with the introduction of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The new law…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on June 12 a new initiative aimed at preventing early marriage among girl…
According to Dawn, a guy who married a minor received a two-year term in the care of a probation officer…
One in five girls and about one in six boys in India are married, with the progress made towards eliminating…
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday raised some serious questions about the ongoing crackdown on child marriages by the Assam…
Assam government’s crackdown against child marriages resulted in protests in many places. Many of the police stations in Southern Assam…
Assam police arrested more than 2,000 people on Friday all over the state in connection with the child marriages. Police…