AHA Foundation news on child marriage and forced marriage


August 16, 2017

How Ending Child Marriage Can Benefit Girls and Economies

I was quite alarmed by new research on the economic impacts of child marriage released a few weeks ago in […]
August 16, 2017

We Need To Talk About Child Marriage – Forward

As I have every August in recent years, I am busy preparing my children to return to school. […]
August 15, 2017

Senate bill would ban marriage by minors – Florida Politics

As expected, legislation was filed Monday in the Florida Senate to ban minors from getting married. The bill […]
August 10, 2017

Why No Rush to End Child Marriage in Nepal? – Human Rights Watch

Progress towards ending child marriage in Nepal appears to have ground to a halt, despite early hopes. Nepal, […]
August 10, 2017

Child marriage is still legal in Alabama, but on the decline – AL.Com

Back in May 2001, a bill was introduced into the Alabama Senate that sought to raise the age […]
August 8, 2017

Iran Planning to Raise Women’s Legal Age of Marriage – Iran Front Page

Iranian lawmaker Fatemeh Zolqadr said the Iranian Parliament, in coordination with the country’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family […]
August 8, 2017

Watch: This simple, empowering campaign against child marriage in Bangladesh hits the right notes – Scroll In

Bangladesh has the fourth-highest rate of child marriage in the world. Though the numbers have reportedly declined in the last […]
August 8, 2017

Forced child bride warns August is ‘hot month’ for parents to take daughters overseas to trick them into marriage – The Mirror

A child bride taken to Bangladesh and forced into marriage at 15 says August is the ‘hot month’ […]
August 7, 2017

Close loopholes that allow forced child marriage in the UK – The Guardian

The NSPCC report of increasing calls in relation to forced marriage (Report, 31 July) is alarming. In 2016 more […]
July 31, 2017

Five-year-old girl ‘forced into marriage with 22-year-old man in Pakistan’ – The Independent

A girl aged just five has reportedly been forced into marriage with a 22-year-old man in Pakistan. Police were […]
July 27, 2017

Despite Progress, Child Marriage Is Still Legal in All 50 States – The New York Times

State legislators in the U.S. can no longer plead ignorance about child marriage in America. Not now that […]
July 24, 2017

Child Marriage in New York Now Officially a Thing of the Past – New York UP

A law passed during the New York legislative session that ended the practice of child marriage went into […]
July 24, 2017

Former Child Bride Is Pedaling Her Way To A Brighter Future – NPR

At 14, Jenipher Sanni married a man who already had a wife and kids. He yelled at her […]
July 13, 2017

Senator wants to change FL law on child marriage – 10 News

She was raped as a child. She was pregnant at age 10. She was forced to marry her […]
July 13, 2017

What You Should Know About Sen. Hill’s Child Marriage Bill – NBC

A bill zeroing in on marriages involving any California resident under the age of 18 is sparking debate at […]