May 17, 2011Calls to criminalise forced marriages as figures suggest up to 8,000 cases a yearAccording to British Members of Parliament, the British government should criminalize forced marriages after figures suggested there are […]
April 20, 2011Missing Niles North Student FoundA Niles North student who went missing since last month after fleeing from her family was found early […]
April 15, 2011Missing 16-Year-Old Zaineb Chaudhary May Be in DangerIllinois State Police are looking for a 16-year-old Zaineb Chaudhary and believe she may be in danger: investigators […]
April 14, 2011UK Prime Minster David Cameron’s speech on immigrationBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to address abuses in the British immigration system: “there are forced […]
April 10, 2011Filmmaker Profiles Kenyan Child Brides’ Quest For FreedomTo make her documentary “Escape,” filmmaker Marvi Lacar left her home in New York City and traveled to […]
April 8, 2011Pakistan: 12-year-old seeks divorce from 35-year-old husbandIn Pakistan, brave 12-year-old Alina wants a divorce from her 35-year-old husband to whom she was married against […]
March 8, 2011Forced marriages ‘at record high’ – South Wales PoliceSouth Wales Police say they are dealing with the largest number of cases of forced marriage and honour […]
March 4, 2011Jesse Bender, 13, Escapes Forced Marriage in Pakistan, Say PoliceThe neighbor of 13-year old California girl Jessee Bender, who faced an arranged marriage in Pakistan, says Jesse […]
March 3, 2011California Girl Claims She Ran Away to Avoid Arranged Marriage in PakistanInvestigators who spent more than a week searching for a 13-year-old girl her family feared had run away […]
March 1, 2011Forced marriages Bill clears hurdleLegislation 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, 2011British teen escapes forced marriageA British teenager who was abused after refusing to marry a man in Pakistan has brought to light […]
February 23, 2011Teenager battered for refusing arranged marriage after father sold herA brave teenager has spoken for the first time of the harrowing ordeal of being beaten up in […]
February 23, 2011Government cracks down on forced marriagesThe 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 teenagerThe government is defending how it deals with forced marriage with one victim saying there is not enough […]
February 17, 2011Swedish 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, 2011Teens forced into marriagesAs many as 50 underage New Zealand girls a year are being forced into marriages by Sikh and […]
January 28, 2011Plea for ban on forced marriagesIn New Zealand, ethnic women’s groups are lobbying the Government to pass legislation against forced marriages as escalating […]
January 27, 2011Forced marriages Bill nearer to lawIn Scotland, legislation to tackle the “abhorrent” practice of forced marriages has passed a parliamentary hurdle: the Bill […]
January 18, 201127 Fula communities abandon FGM, early and forced marriageIn predominantly Muslim Gambia, thousands of people converged Sara Alpha village in Tumana District Upper River Region to […]
January 11, 2011Stronger laws against forced marriage, sexual servitudeIn Australia, tough laws to stamp out forced marriages and sexual servitude are being flagged to close a […]