March 22, 2023

Become a Disruptor for Good – A Message From AHA’s Executive Director on AHA’s $15,000 Spring Matching Campaign

Published 3/23/2023 How can disruption be a positive force—and how can you become a Disruptor for Good? Read […]
March 20, 2023

‘It’s a human rights abuse’: Dems reintroduce legislation to end child marriage in Michigan – Michigan Advance

‘It’s a human rights abuse’: Dems reintroduce legislation to end child marriage in Michigan Calling it an “archaic […]
March 20, 2023

Child marriage ban in West Virginia is not over – Times West Virginian

Child marriage ban in West Virginia is not over FAIRMONT — Although she did not realize it until […]
March 15, 2023

Doing the right thing for our children – The Weirton Daily Times

Doing the right thing for our children West Virginia lawmakers are to be commended for overcoming the bizarre […]
March 15, 2023

Connecticut Considers Raising the Legal Age to Marry to 18 — No Exceptions – CT News Junkie

Connecticut Considers Raising the Legal Age to Marry to 18 — No Exceptions Child advocates and a bipartisan […]
March 15, 2023

Advocates warn Connecticut could become a haven for child marriage as other states raise legal age to 18 – CT Insider

Advocates warn Connecticut could become a haven for child marriage as other states raise legal age to 18 […]
March 15, 2023

It’s Time to End Child Marriage in the United States – Council on Foreign Relations

It’s Time to End Child Marriage in the United States The U.S. government frequently advocates for an end […]
March 15, 2023

Child marriage, gender-affirming care bills pass on last day of W.Va. legislative session – Eyewitness News

Child marriage, gender-affirming care bills pass on last day of W.Va. legislative session CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia […]
March 10, 2023

Teenagers can still wed in Texas. New bill would ban marriages for kids under 18 – Houston Chronicle

Teenagers can still wed in Texas. New bill would ban marriages for kids under 18. Read more here.
March 10, 2023

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates collaborate on anti-child marriage op-ed – The Hill

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates collaborate on anti-child marriage op-ed Former first lady Michelle Obama, human rights attorney […]
March 10, 2023

Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama Share 3 Ways to Help End Child Marriage – Time

Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama Share 3 Ways to Help End Child Marriage It was […]
March 7, 2023

Bill to ban child marriage passes West Virginia House – AP News

Bill to ban child marriage passes West Virginia House CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of […]
March 2, 2023

Vermont legislators look to ban child marriage, joining other states this session – VTDigger

Vermont legislators look to ban child marriage, joining other states this session – VTDigger A new bill would […]
February 27, 2023

Pakistani 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, 2023

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 […]
February 23, 2023

It’s time to end child marriage in Connecticut – The CT Mirror

It’s time to end child marriage in Connecticut Connecticut really stands out from its neighboring states right now… […]
February 14, 2023

Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children – The Wonkette

Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children The year 2015 was when the United States realized […]
January 11, 2023

“Freedom is not controversial, it is universal.” AHA’s New Board Chairman Rosa Zeegers on Her Life, Career, and Hopes for AHA’s Future

Published 1/16/2023 Rosa Zeegers has known our Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali for over two decades. In that time, […]
December 5, 2022

US Man Married 20 Young Girls, Including His Daughter; Also Accused of Child Trafficking: Report – Jagran English

A 46-year-old American man has been accused of marrying several young girls, including his own daughter, according to […]
November 30, 2022

Sara’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 […]