October 9, 2018After Surviving Rape and Child Marriage, Sherry Johnson Fearlessly Fights to Protect ChildrenSherry Johnson is the founder of Svon Foundation, an organization advocating against child marriage in the U.S., and […]
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 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 […]
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 24, 2018Conflict and breakdown in law and order drive scourge of modern slavery – The TelegraphA new report has revealed the number of people around the world subject to trafficking and exploitation as […]
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 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 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 […]
September 20, 2017A Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow is Not Afraid to Do the Right Thing to Combat Forced MarriageLaura Vidal, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow Laura Vidal is a Social Worker with a Masters in Human […]
August 17, 2016The AHA Foundation Supports the Criminalization of Forced MarriageThroughout the history of the AHA Foundation, we have come down firmly on the side of outlawing and […]
October 14, 2015Hila’s Story: Choosing a Life of Hiding to Escape Honor ViolenceBy *Hila In the 70s, my parents emigrated from Yemen to the U.S. While they did many things […]