September 12, 2018Study Examines Child Marriage in US – VOA NewsThe photo above is a stock photo. Thirty-seven year old Sara Tasneem once had big plans for her […]
September 6, 2018REVEALED: The shocking plight of America’s child brides aged as young as 13 who have been forced to marry their attackers – which helps their abusers escape justice under archaic laws – Daily MailThe image above is a stock photo. Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in […]
August 23, 2018Visas for men who forced girls into marriage – The TimesThe image above is a stock photo. British teenagers are being forced to marry abroad and are raped […]
August 1, 2018UK couple jailed after trying to force daughter to marry – The GuardianThe image above is a stock photo. A couple who tricked their teenage daughter into travelling to Bangladesh […]
July 5, 2018World risks missing goal of ending child marriage by 2030 – ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global goal of ending child marriage by 2030 will not be […]
June 26, 2018Noura in her own words: Teen who killed rapist husband shares her story – CNNSudanese teenager Noura Hussein, who is on death row for killing her 35-year-old husband, in a case that […]
June 21, 2018Texas must eliminate this troubling loophole in its child marriage law – Dallas NewsDr. Trevicia Williams is a Texas child bride survivor. Her mom picked her up from ninth grade and […]
June 12, 2018Mother convicted in landmark British case over forced marriage – USA TodayThe image above is a stock photo, not a photo of the girl in the story. LONDON — […]
June 8, 2018New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill Banning Child Marriages – The ObserverThe state Assembly gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would make New Jersey the second […]
June 7, 2018An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Married to Her Rapist – The New York TimesThe image above is a stock photo, not a photo of the girl in the story. Dawn Tyree […]
June 1, 2018More Than Half the World’s Children Are at Risk of Poverty, Conflict, and Gender Bias, Report Says – Time MagazineJune 1st is International Children’s Day and we are choosing to celebrate by remembering by 2030 it is […]
May 29, 2018New Jersey Assembly Shelves Vote on Banning Child Marriages – The ObserverThe Assembly shelved a vote Thursday on a bill that would make New Jersey the second state in […]
May 18, 2018Delaware Ends Child Marriage; 49 To Go and Counting – HRWHeather Barr is a Senior Researcher in the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. In this piece […]
May 16, 2018Missouri marriage laws criticized for being lenient – KOMUJEFFERSON CITY – State lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a marriage bill that has drawn national attention […]
May 14, 2018Proposal to ban child marriages in Norway – Norway Ministry of Foreign AffairsWe want to send a clear message, nationally as well as internationally, that we do not accept people […]
May 11, 2018She stabbed her husband as he raped her. A court sentenced her to death – CNN(CNN) A 19-year-old Sudanese woman has been sentenced to death for fatally stabbing the man she was forced to […]
May 10, 2018Delaware Becomes First State to Ban Child Marriage – PBSOn Wednesday, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law a bill setting the minimum marriage age at 18, […]
May 4, 2018Delaware Expected To Be The First State To Ban Child Marriage Outright – NPRThe Delaware Senate voted unanimously Thursday to become the first state in the U.S. to ban child marriage, […]
April 23, 2018Child Marriage Occurs in the US and Threatens the Wellbeing of Girls and Boys Nationwide, UCLA Researchers Report – NewswiseNewswise — Until now, there’s been inadequate information about whether child marriage is a substantial problem in the […]
April 18, 2018European Parliament Committee Urges End to Child Marriage – Humans Rights WatchThe European Union could do more to help end child marriage, and members of the European Parliament are […]