May 17, 2011

Calls to criminalise forced marriages as figures suggest up to 8,000 cases a year

According to British Members of Parliament, the British government should criminalize forced marriages after figures suggested there are […]

April 20, 2011

Missing Niles North Student Found

A Niles North student who went missing since last month after fleeing from her family was found early […]

April 15, 2011

Missing 16-Year-Old Zaineb Chaudhary May Be in Danger

Illinois State Police are looking for a 16-year-old Zaineb Chaudhary and believe she may be in danger: investigators […]

April 14, 2011

UK Prime Minster David Cameron’s speech on immigration

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to address abuses in the British immigration system: “there are forced […]

April 10, 2011

Filmmaker Profiles Kenyan Child Brides’ Quest For Freedom

To make her documentary “Escape,” filmmaker Marvi Lacar left her home in New York City and traveled to […]

April 8, 2011

Pakistan: 12-year-old seeks divorce from 35-year-old husband

In Pakistan, brave 12-year-old Alina wants a divorce from her 35-year-old husband to whom she was married against […]

March 8, 2011

Forced marriages ‘at record high’ – South Wales Police

South Wales Police say they are dealing with the largest number of cases of forced marriage and honour […]

March 4, 2011

Jesse Bender, 13, Escapes Forced Marriage in Pakistan, Say Police

The neighbor of 13-year old California girl Jessee Bender, who faced an arranged marriage in Pakistan, says Jesse […]

March 3, 2011

California Girl Claims She Ran Away to Avoid Arranged Marriage in Pakistan

Investigators who spent more than a week searching for a 13-year-old girl her family feared had run away […]

March 1, 2011

Forced marriages Bill clears hurdle

Legislation to eradicate forced marriages in Scotland has cleared another parliamentary hurdle. via:[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iSwFavYV_5yjFSIkvdn9MjquZ9jg?docId=N0226261298978560826A]

February 24, 2011

British teen escapes forced marriage

A British teenager who was abused after refusing to marry a man in Pakistan has brought to light […]

February 23, 2011

Teenager battered for refusing arranged marriage after father sold her

A brave teenager has spoken for the first time of the harrowing ordeal of being beaten up in […]

February 23, 2011

Government cracks down on forced marriages

The Swiss cabinet has put forward tougher measures to crack down on forced marriages: in legislative proposals that […]

February 22, 2011

‘Action needed’ on forced marriage says abused teenager

The government is defending how it deals with forced marriage with one victim saying there is not enough […]

February 17, 2011

Swedish forced marriage laws ‘not strong enough’

Swedish laws against forced marriages and child marriages are not effective, the country’s migration board stated in a […]

February 13, 2011

Teens forced into marriages

As many as 50 underage New Zealand girls a year are being forced into marriages by Sikh and […]

January 28, 2011

Plea for ban on forced marriages

In New Zealand, ethnic women’s groups are lobbying the Government to pass legislation against forced marriages as escalating […]

January 27, 2011

Forced marriages Bill nearer to law

In Scotland, legislation to tackle the “abhorrent” practice of forced marriages has passed a parliamentary hurdle: the Bill […]

January 18, 2011

27 Fula communities abandon FGM, early and forced marriage

In predominantly Muslim Gambia, thousands of people converged Sara Alpha village in Tumana District Upper River Region to […]

January 11, 2011

Stronger laws against forced marriage, sexual servitude

In Australia, tough laws to stamp out forced marriages and sexual servitude are being flagged to close a […]