May 2, 2023Father, son indicted in alleged kidnapping conspiracy – ABC 50Father, son indicted in alleged kidnapping conspiracy BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A father and son have been indicted […]
March 29, 2023Unseen Housewives – Unchained at LastChild marriage is still legal in 43 states UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES REAL DRAMA Yes, a drama that is so […]
March 17, 2023NY father kidnaps daughter for arranged marriage in Yemen – ABC Eyewitness NewsNY father kidnaps daughter for arranged marriage in Yemen BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Western New York father has been […]
February 14, 2023Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children – The WonketteWyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children The year 2015 was when the United States realized […]
November 11, 2021Drexel University: Female Genital Mutilation is Child AbuseWatch: Event Description: On May 26, 2021, F.A. Cole spoke to the students at Utah State University about […]
October 30, 2021Early Marriage, Teen Pregnancy As Threats to Girl-Child Education – LeadershipA UNESCO report released on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October) shows […]
May 12, 2021California State Northridge: Child Marriage in CaliforniaWatch: Event Description: Speakers Fraidy Reiss, Forced Marriage survivor and Founder of Unchained at Last, and Amanda Parker, […]
April 29, 2021North Carolina State University: FGM/C The Hidden Practice That Changes LivesWatch: Event Description: Speakers F.A. Cole, FGM survivor, Mariya Taher, FGM survivor and Sahiyo Founder, Amanda Parker, AHA […]
March 15, 2021University of Connecticut: Free Speech and Minority Rights: Perspectives of a Danish Blasphemer and an American HomosexualWatch: Event Description: This panel, “Free Speech and Minority Rights: Perspectives of a Danish Blasphemer and an American […]
February 11, 2021Ohio University: How Can We End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)? A survivor’s perspectiveWatch: Event Description: Nimco Ali is a British Somali feminist, social activist, and survivor of female genital mutilation […]
November 5, 2020American University: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: How One Woman Turned Her Pain into AdvocacyWatch: Event Description: A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), child sexual assault, and rape, F.A. Cole […]
October 7, 2020Surviving Child Marriage in the United States: Yes, it happens here too. Legally.Event Description: This event screened a short film called “Speaking Frankly: Child Marriage” by CBS Originals and featured […]
May 12, 2020Why Laws Against Child Marriage Are Now Needed More Than EverBoth Pennsylvania and Minnesota recently voted unanimously to ban child marriage, becoming the third and fourth states in […]
April 29, 2020Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic – UNFPAUNITED NATIONS, New York – A clear view of the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is only beginning […]
February 22, 2020Harvard University: Make America Dinner Again (MADA) Roundtable DiscussionEvent Description: On February 22, 2020, ten students with diverging viewpoints at Harvard University gathered to eat dinner […]
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 […]
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 […]