April 1, 2019‘Wide open potential abuse’: States are ground zero in the fight against child marriage – NBC NewsIn 2017, when California state Sen. Jerry Hill heard about a local 12-year-old girl getting married to a […]
March 31, 2019Facing Forced Marriage in America, Nina Van Harn at Stanford UniversityVideo Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTJfJNe82Qs&feature=youtu.be Event Description: Nina Van Harn, forced marriage survivor and the winner of the […]
March 28, 2019Idaho prides itself on personal freedoms, but one child bride explains how her parents’ freedom cost her dearly – InlanderAngel Dwyer’s family came to North Idaho for the beautiful log cabin home they were able to buy […]
March 25, 2019A Passion Born From a Girl Scout Project Keeps New Hampshire Representative Levesque Fighting to End Child Marriage in the United StatesJust a few years ago Rep. Levesque was a teenager who dedicated her Girl Scout Gold Award project […]
March 21, 2019NH bill to end child marriage set aside – SeaCoastOnlineCONCORD — The House tabled state Rep. Cassie Levesque’s latest attempt to end child marriage Tuesday, but she […]
March 20, 2019Bill banning female genital mutilation in North Carolina clears first state Senate committee – JournalNowA N.C. Senate bill that would ban female genital mutilation cleared its first committee step Tuesday. Senate Bill […]
March 13, 2019Senators seek to change immigration law to curb child marriages – NBC NewsRepublican senators introduced a bill Wednesday to close loopholes in U.S. immigration law that have allowed thousands of […]
March 7, 2019International Women’s Day – A Day of Celebration and Renewed CommitmentThe fight against women’s oppression and abuse is not a thing of the past. Even in the Western […]
March 6, 2019Women forced into wedlock as teens urge lawmakers to ban marriage for people under 18 – The Nevada IndependentSara Tasneem said she was 15 years old when she was forced into a “spiritual marriage” with a […]
March 5, 2019Lawmakers tolerate child abuse by marriage – The Lewiston TribuneIn Idaho, we care deeply about protecting our children. But last week, Idaho’s House lawmakers killed a bill […]
February 26, 2019How One Person Can Spark a Lasting Change – A Social Worker from Connecticut Shares Lessons in Successful AdvocacyBrian Donahue, a social worker from Connecticut and a parent of three children, spends his free time advocating […]
February 26, 2019Nicholas Syrett Exposes Forgotten History of Child Marriage in the United StatesNicholas L. Syrett is a Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the chair of the department […]
February 26, 2019Dr. Deborah Ottenheimer at Vassar College, “The Medical Side of Child Marriage and Human Trafficking”Written by Vassar College CTF fellow, Grace Roebuck On February 26th, an audience made up of both […]
February 22, 2019New legislator pushes to raise state marriage age – Hastings TribuneCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some girls said they were isolated from friends and family during their marriages. Others […]
February 19, 2019New guidance on handling child bride petitions – APNewsBreakWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced new rules Friday to scrutinize petitions to bring in underage spouses […]
February 12, 2019Christopher Chope, UK lawmaker who blocked FGM law, urged to resign – CNN InternationalA British Member of Parliament has faced cross-party commendation and calls to resign after blocking a law that […]
February 7, 2019Ohio now 28th state to criminalize female genital mutilation as CDC estimates 24,320 are at risk – News5ClevelandThe image above is a stock image. CLEVELAND — Wednesday, Feb. 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance […]
February 6, 2019Cutting Away the Sexual Ferocity of Babies; A Blog by CTF Fellow on Zero Tolerance Policies for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)Grace Roebuck is a junior at Vassar College and a fellow of AHA Foundation campus program, Critical Thinking […]
February 4, 2019FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughter – BBC NewsA woman who mutilated her three-year-old daughter has become the first person in the UK to be found […]
January 30, 2019Child Brides in America – Nightside With Dan ReaOur Senior Director, Amanda Parker, is featured on Nightside with Dan Shea speaking about the immigration loophole that […]