October 15, 2018Federal Loophole Responsible for Countless Child Marriages in the U.S.The United States Department of State calls child marriage “gender-based violence.” The United States Agency for International Development […]
October 10, 2018New anonymous tipoff system could cut forced marriage in Britain – ReutersThe image above is a stock image. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of forced marriage will be […]
October 9, 2018Child marriage in the U.S. is surprisingly prevalent now states are passing laws to make it harder – The Washington PostIt was the day of the birthday party, and the husband and wife had invited everyone they knew. […]
October 9, 2018After Surviving Rape and Child Marriage, Sherry Johnson Fearlessly Fights to Protect ChildrenSherry Johnson is the founder of Svon Foundation, an organization advocating against child marriage in the U.S., and […]
October 5, 2018‘I do’ at 14: Michigan’s secret child marriages – Target 8The image above is a stock image. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Adults in Michigan are marrying children […]
September 26, 2018Mutilated brides fetch higher price, group claims – The Detroit NewsDetroit — Grooms pay more money for brides who have undergone female genital mutilation, a religious practice central to […]
September 26, 2018Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – AHA Foundation Files Amicus Brief After Defense Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-FGM LawAHA Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief this week in support of the federal anti-FGM law after defense […]
September 25, 2018Why did Twitter allow ad promoting female genital cutting? – WZZM 13Female genital mutilation has been condemned worldwide. So how did a paid ad promoting female genital cutting of […]
September 20, 2018Third Girl Dies in Somalia After Genital Mutilation – VOA NewsA 10-year-old girl has died in Somalia due to complications from female genital mutilation (FGM). Mumtaz Qorane was […]
September 20, 2018This Dangerous Bill in California Must Be StoppedThis summer, the California state legislature passed SB 273, a bill that was originally created to ban marriage […]
September 20, 2018The U.S. Keeps Turning a Blind Eye to Child Marriage at HomeChild marriage remains legal in 48 states. Delaware and New Jersey recently passed legislation that prohibits marriage before […]
September 17, 20182 Young Sisters Die After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation – National Public RadioTwo sisters from a remote pastoral village in Puntland State, Somalia, died on Sept. 11 of complications from […]
September 17, 2018Ending Child Marriage in the United Kingdom – Human Rights WatchThe photo above is a stock image. This week Pauline Latham, a Conservative MP, introduced a bill to […]
September 15, 2018September Newsletter: AHA Foundation files Amucis Curiae in first ever prosecuted FGM case, Bipartisan coalition urges Congress to add anti-FGM language to VAWA, McGill University professor sheds light on child marriage in the U.S., and moreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, After defense lawyers challenged the federal law’s constitutionality in the first-ever prosecuted female genital mutilation […]
September 13, 2018Feds level new charges in genital mutilation case – The Detroit NewsDetroit — Federal prosecutors filed new charges in the nation’s first case involving female genital mutilation, accusing one doctor of […]
September 12, 2018Study Examines Child Marriage in US – VOA NewsThe photo above is a stock photo. Thirty-seven year old Sara Tasneem once had big plans for her […]
September 11, 2018UK schoolgirls have been pressured by peers to have FGM, campaigner says – CNNThe image above is a stock photo. London (CNN) – Some schoolgirls in the United Kingdom have been pressured […]
September 10, 2018Genital mutilation case revs up amid grand jury activity – The Detroit NewsDetroit — As many as six members of a Muslim sect from India were questioned by a federal grand jury […]
September 7, 2018UK and US law enforcement sign an intelligence sharing agreement to tackle female genital mutilation – National Police Chiefs’ CouncilUK police and border security have signed a new agreement with US counterparts to share intelligence about female […]
September 6, 2018REVEALED: The shocking plight of America’s child brides aged as young as 13 who have been forced to marry their attackers – which helps their abusers escape justice under archaic laws – Daily MailThe image above is a stock photo. Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in […]