February 27, 2023Pakistani lawyer, digital rights activist, and member of Facebook’s Content Oversight Board Nighat Dad looks to free speech to protect women’s rights: “Free speech is not some abstract ideal. It is vital for the most vulnerable to make their voices heard.”Published 2/28/2023 Nighat Dad was born and lives in Pakistan and has worked as a lawyer and digital […]
February 27, 2023Read Now: Davinder Kaur, forced marriage survivor, on breaking free and exposing abuse against women: “We all have to play our part in ending these human rights abuses.”Published 2/28/2023 Davinder Kaur was born and raised in an Indian community in Bradford, England. At the age […]
November 30, 2022Sara’s Story, Part 2: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. on Why She Fights to Change the Laws That Allowed Her Abuse: “These [current] laws put minors into an impossible legal situation, and expose them to multiple forms of abuse.”Published 12/1/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]
November 7, 2022Sara’s Story, Part 1: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. On Her Ordeal and How She Won Her Freedom: “Being married to an older man was like being a prisoner. I didn’t even have control over my own body.”Published 11/7/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]
April 7, 2022“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 2 Published 4/7/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved […]
April 7, 2022“I took the risk of unchaining myself from the generational cycle of abuse the same day I was told by my uncle that the only way out of my marriage would be my death…” Aliya Abbas, child marriage survivor from the U.S., fought alone for her own freedom.Published 4/7/2022 Aliya Abbas is a passionate and outspoken survivor of and advocate against child marriage in the […]
March 1, 2022“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. – Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 1Published 03/02/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved by […]
February 22, 2022Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington PostSteamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But […]
November 15, 2021Representative Kay Khan: “…the more I learned [about child marriage in Massachusetts], the more I realized we needed to act.”11/15/2021 This month, the fight to end child marriage in Massachusetts reaches a crucial moment. Two bills have […]
November 15, 2021“It is our job to protect the innocence of our children.” Jenn survived child marriage in the U.S. Now she fights to end it.Published 11/15/2021 Jenn is a survivor of child marriage in the U.S. Here, she tells AHA Foundation her […]
July 29, 2021AHA Foundation’s Interns Dedicate Summer to Fighting Gender-Based ViolenceAugust 3, 2021 AHA Foundation’s Interns Dedicate Summer to Fighting Gender-Based Violence While many of their classmates are […]
July 14, 2020Child Marriage Survivors Warn About Possible Exploitation of Girls During the PandemicTo help curb the spread of COVID-19, local governments have found many ways to tend to the needs […]
June 2, 2020CHS senior draws statewide attention to child marriage – Coeur d’Alene PressIdaho has the highest rate in the nation of wedded minors It’s no longer the Wild West. Idaho […]
July 25, 2019Senate poised to vote to ban child marriages – Salem NewsBOSTON — Massachusetts could become the latest state to outlaw child marriage, a practice that child welfare advocates […]
April 15, 2019Nevada lawmakers consider raising marriage age to 18 – Las Vegas Review-JournalCARSON CITY — As Nevada lawmakers weigh an outright ban on marriage before age 18, data from the […]
March 27, 2019Bill Would Ban Child Marriage In Massachusetts – WBUR NewsThe image above is a stock image. Hearing Room A-2 at the Massachusetts State House fell quiet Tuesday […]