November 24, 2017Legislator: Don’t allow children to marry – Arizona Capitol TimesSaying 18 is plenty young enough, a Scottsdale lawmaker wants to repeal existing Arizona laws that allow children […]
November 21, 2017FBI: Flint-area man offered to buy child for sex, marriage – MLiveA Flint-area man sought to pay $100 a month for a girl age 7 to 10 years old […]
November 21, 2017Family Law Section all in on closing the child marriage loophole – Florida Bar NewsHer email username is “forgivingtheunforgivable.” And Sherrie Von Johnson, who describes herself as “an advocate as well as […]
November 14, 2017‘Catastrophic’ Iraq law could legalise marriage for children as young as nine – The GuardianA new law that could legalise marriage for children as young as nine in Iraq would be “catastrophic”, setting back […]
November 14, 2017Forced to wed at 19, U.S. campaigner works to save others from child marriage – ReutersAfter being married off at the age of 19 to an abusive husband by her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family […]
November 10, 2017World US blasts Iraq over draft law allowing child marriage – Kudistan24State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert strongly criticized the Iraqi parliament’s approval, in principle, of a draft law that […]
November 10, 2017How some glue and a rusty bike helped a Nepalese girl escape child marriage – The GuardianWe’ve never had this many female pupils before,” says principal Lal Chandra Pandey as the class opens their […]
November 10, 2017In child marriage debate, some want flexibility with older teens – FL PoliticsAs lawmakers in both the House and the Senate push for a strict ban on minors getting married, […]
November 7, 2017Professor, student lobby to end child marriage in Florida – FIU NewsFIU professor Sandy Skelaney and graduate student Allison Sardinas have been making the rounds in Tallahassee on a mission to […]
November 6, 2017As Africa tackles child marriage, young survivors speak out – Houston ChronicleSitting on the floor and dressed in black, the 15-year-old held her baby as panicked tears welled in […]
November 6, 2017About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage – The NationIf you think child marriage is a thing of the past, think again: Here in America, tens of […]
October 31, 2017Time Needed to Tackle Child Marriage – US NewsNine countries have in recent years made positive changes in their laws that protect children from marrying before […]
October 30, 2017As Africa tackles child marriage, young survivors speak out – Washington PostSitting on the floor and dressed in black, the 15-year-old held her baby as panicked tears welled in […]
October 26, 2017Child marriage ban about ‘delaying, not denying’ weddings – Florida PoliticsLawmakers want to “delay, but not deny” the ability of those under 18 to wed, state Rep. Lori Berman said at […]
October 25, 2017Woman who married at 11 seeks to change Florida marriage law – The Washington PostSherry Johnson was 11 years old when she was forced to marry her 20-year-old rapist through a loophole […]
October 25, 2017African leaders join forces in pledge to stamp out child marriage – Reuters African political leaders, activists, and local chiefs joined forces on Monday to commit to ending child marriage in […]
October 25, 2017Why does the US have so many child brides? – BBC NewsAngel was 13 when her mother forced her to marry and start a family. “I felt like a […]
October 25, 2017Worse than Weinstein is the exploitation of Florida girls – The Sun SentinelThis piece was originally published in Florida newspaper, The Sun Sentinel, on Tuesday 24th October, 2017. The flood of […]
October 23, 2017‘I was married at 14, it killed my dreams’: Scandal of the illegal child brides being sold to be wed – MirrorSchoolgirl Alima Ka woke to hear voices singing and her parents by her bed, telling her they had […]
October 20, 2017Facebook evidence and new laws set free child brides in India – ReutersCampaigners are using social media and lobbying for special laws to annul child marriages in India, which has […]