November 18, 2019Joanna Vergoth Helps Survivors Deal With the Psychological Consequences of Female Genital MutilationJoanna Vergoth is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in trauma. For the last 20 years she has dedicated herself […]
November 4, 2019“I was a passport to this man”: Bill to close child marriage loopholes languishes in Congress – CBS NewsNaila Amin was just 13 years old when her parents took her from her home in Queens, New […]
November 1, 2019CBSN Originals: Child marriage – CBS NewsIn 2018, Delaware and New Jersey became the first states to ban marriage under the age of 18 […]
October 16, 2019Vulnerable teenage girls to be targeted in airport bathrooms to stop them from being taken overseas and forced into arranged marriages – Daily MailAirport bathrooms will be targeted as part of a new campaign to crackdown on predators who are forcing […]
September 12, 2019Child marriage should end in Idaho – Post RegisterI just returned from back-to-back industry conferences. Each year when I meet new people and say I’m from […]
September 11, 2019End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised at who’s opposed – NBC NewsA bill that would have ended child marriage in Idaho — which has no minimum age for couples […]
August 29, 2019Alabama legislature passes new marriage certificate law – WCBILAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – Some objections to signing marriage licenses for same-sex couples led to a change […]
August 12, 2019She was an American child bride. Now, Genevieve is fighting to stop it from happening to others. – NBC NewsThe first time she became a bride, Genevieve Meyer doesn’t remember what the groom was wearing. She doesn’t […]
July 31, 2019Princess Haya, Dubai ruler’s wife, seeks court order to prevent child’s forced marriage – CNN(CNN)The sixth wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai has applied to a London court for an order […]
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 […]
June 26, 2019States across the country take action to save child brides – NBC NewsAs a conservative Republican, Pennsylvania state Rep. Jesse Topper always leaned toward limited government involvement, no matter the […]
June 20, 2019Episode 97: Amanda Parker – AHA Foundation Talks Child Marriage – Womenace to SocietySenior Director of AHA Foundation, Amanda Parker, joined comedian and podcast host Lisa Landry on her show Womenace to […]
June 17, 201930 States Have Inadequate Anti-FGM Legislation. Here’s What They Can Do to Make the Grade.Over the past two decades, the number of girls estimated to have undergone or be at risk of […]
June 10, 2019State House Votes For Ban On Child Marriages In Pennsylvania – CBS PittsburgHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A ban on Pennsylvania marriages when either party is under 18 is moving ahead […]
June 7, 2019Decree bans marriage for children under 18, eliminates exceptions – Mexico Daily NewsA decree published on Tuesday by the federal government banned marriage for children under 18 in 31 out […]
June 5, 2019EDITORIAL: Make 18 the minimum age for marriage in Pa.When Republican state Rep. Jesse Topper of Bedford County and Democratic counterpart Warren Perry of Bucks County recently […]
June 5, 2019Forced marriage cases reported in Britain jump to record high – ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of calls to a specialist British unit tackling forced […]
June 5, 2019Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to set a minimum marriage age – NBC NewsLouisiana lawmakers rejected a bill on Sunday that would have set a minimum age to marry and instead rewrote the […]
May 14, 2019This summer, I’ll attend the wedding of a child bride in the Deep South — the same place where my 32-year-old friend is a grandmotherOne day this summer, in the sweltering heat of exurban Atlanta’s Deep South Side, south of Jonesboro but […]
April 2, 2019Child brides: Heather was only 15 when she said ‘I do’. She was also pregnant – BBCThe image above is a stock image. Heather was a beautiful bride. She said her vows outside under […]