October 5, 2018‘I do’ at 14: Michigan’s secret child marriages – Target 8The image above is a stock image. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Adults in Michigan are marrying children […]
September 20, 2018This Dangerous Bill in California Must Be StoppedThis summer, the California state legislature passed SB 273, a bill that was originally created to ban marriage […]
September 20, 2018The U.S. Keeps Turning a Blind Eye to Child Marriage at HomeChild marriage remains legal in 48 states. Delaware and New Jersey recently passed legislation that prohibits marriage before […]
September 17, 2018Ending Child Marriage in the United Kingdom – Human Rights WatchThe photo above is a stock image. This week Pauline Latham, a Conservative MP, introduced a bill to […]
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 11, 2018Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Firing Line with Margaret HooverFounder of the AHA Foundation, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, was recently interviewed on PBS’s Firing Line, exposing the issue of female […]
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 […]
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 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, […]