February 17, 2016YouTube Video Highlights Problem of Child MarriageA new YouTube video has received a lot of attention and is highlighting the issue of child brides. […]
February 5, 2016First Successful FGM Prosecution in AustraliaTwo women in Australia were convicted on charges of “khatna,” a procedure involves cutting a girl’s clitoris in the presence […]
February 5, 2016New Report Highlighting Worldwide Problem of FGMUNICEF released a report highlighting the global problem of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the report, at […]
January 30, 2016Documentary “A Girl in the River”New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof sheds light on the Oscar-winning documentary “A Girl in the River: The Price […]
January 30, 2016Persecution of Homosexuals in SomaliaMany homosexuals in Somalia keep their sexuality a secret out of fear of retribution from al-Shabaab, the Islamist terror […]
January 28, 2016Documentary “Sonita” Raises Awareness About Child MarriageSundance Film Festival is screening the film “Sonita,” a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami. The film […]
January 27, 2016Child Marriages in PakistanIn the Pakistani district of Thar, child brides are very common. Girls are often married at 9 and […]
January 25, 2016Story of Honor Violence in AfghanistanThe Diane Rehm show featured a story of honor violence: a Afghan woman decided she wanted to choose […]
January 14, 2016Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United StatesAccording to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]
January 12, 2016Fight to End FGM in IndiaA group of women in India who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in their youth are […]
December 31, 2015Changing Attitude about FGM in the United Kingdom2015 has proven to be a transformative year in terms of efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
December 15, 2015Canada to Support Ghana in Fight Against Forced MarriageCanadian High Commissioner Christopher Thornley has stated that ending child marriage is a Canadian foreign policy issue. Canada […]
December 12, 2015Rise in Child Marriages by 2050The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that without any progress in prevention mechanisms, child marriages will reach […]
December 11, 2015Drought in Ethiopia Effecting Forced MarriagesA drought in Ethiopia is having a terrible effect on the rate of forced marriages in the country, in […]
December 10, 2015Activists in Zimbabwe Condemn Child MarriageActivists in Zimbabwe are pushing for legislation that would decrease the rates of men using marriage as a […]
December 9, 2015Charity Highlights Problem of Child Marriage in LebanonThe charity organization, KAFA, created a movie to highlight the prevalence and acceptance of child marriage in Lebanon. […]
December 8, 2015Underage Brides in TurkeyNuriye Kadan stated that 1/3 of Turkey’s marriages involve underage brides at a recent conference. Kadan is an […]
December 8, 2015Foreign Policy Sheds Light on Palestinian Abortion CrisisA new report from Foreign Policy Magazine tackles the silent issue of Palestine’s illegal abortion epidemic. With little choice […]
December 5, 2015AR 2019 3. 2019 HIGHLIGHTS Upheld our position as the national leader in anti-FGM advocacy and played key roles in […]
December 4, 2015African Countries Pledge to End Child MarriageAt the First African Girls’ Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa, African leaders pledged to end child […]