February 9, 2017Refugee Brides: What should Germany do about its child marriage problem?Germany is on the frontline of controversial debate that has put European governments in a quandary – whether […]
February 9, 2017Marrying Your Rapist in MalaysiaSurvivors of rape often say they are left with devastating, sometimes lifelong, trauma. One woman who was sexually […]
February 9, 2017Drought Threatens to Undo Mozambique’s Gender Equality ProgressAmong the many countries in southern Africa suffering through the El Niño-induced drought, Mozambique is one of the […]
February 9, 2017Va. Senate OKs Sen. Black’s bill to outlaw female circumcisionThe Virginia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would make the practice of female genital mutilation a misdemeanor […]
February 9, 2017Denmark bans marriage for under-18s after report suggests dozens of asylum seeking teens arriving with spousesThe Danish government has approved a bill that will prohibit people under the age of 18 from getting […]
February 9, 2017Trinidad & Tobago Moves to End Child Marriage, Despite Religious OppositionWith the proclamation of The Children Act on May 18, 2015, Trinidad and Tobago raised the age of sexual […]
February 9, 2017Protect girls from genital mutilation in MassachusettsWhat you are about to read may disturb you. It is not against the law in Massachusetts for […]
February 2, 2017Afghan woman, 23, has ears cut off by jealous husbandA 23-year-old woman named Zarina from the northern province of Balkh in Afghanistan was reportedly in stable condition […]
February 2, 2017The Conversation on BBC – Forced MarriageTwo women who’ve escaped forced marriage and now fight for the rights of other victims talk to Maryam […]
January 27, 2017Former Pakistani child bride shares story with studentsPakistani-American Naila Amin, 27, of Baldwin, stood in front of Mepham High School’s Leadership and Voices of the […]
January 25, 2017Most popular blogs of 2016, an interview with survivor of a kidnapping and honor violence Qadar Issa, Ayaan speaks at the MPSF Speaker Series in California, and more…Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy New Year from all of us here at the AHA Foundation! As we transition […]
January 19, 2017CPS ‘afraid to tackle honour crimes for fear of causing unrest in Asian communities’The Crown Prosecution Service is failing to prosecute honour crimes for fear of causing “unrest” in Asian communities, […]
January 19, 2017Metropolitan Police accuses honour crimes whistleblower of gross misconductA Scotland Yard whistleblower who claimed the Crown Prosecution Service is failing Asian female victims of honour crimes has […]
January 19, 2017Call the Midwife confronts female genital mutilation in new seriesCall The Midwife is to tackle the controversial issue of female genital mutilation, with a storyline set among the […]
January 13, 2017Women’s Rights Are a National Security IssueThe Trump transition team asked the State Department last week to submit details of programs and jobs that […]
January 6, 2017Afghan returnee girls at risk of early marriage: reportChildren of Afghan families returning from Pakistan, who do not go to school and have no access to […]
January 6, 2017Drought forcing schoolgirls into marriageDROUGHT is forcing Mozambican girls out of school and into forced marriages. School drop-outs in vulnerable provinces have […]
January 6, 2017Syrian girls flee war only to become mothers in Jordan campIn a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her […]
January 6, 2017Government defends foreign aid over report ‘Ethiopia’s Spice Girls’ receiving £5.2m to develop media platformOverseas aid provides good value for money, the Government has insisted, after it was reported that an Ethiopian […]