Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and ...

From Sally Al-Sabahi who, after being married at the age of 10, was raped and beaten by her much older husband to 13-year-old Ilham who, in 2010, died from internal bleeding four days after being ...

A disturbing ritual once used to groom child brides for "marriage" is now being transformed by young women in Zimbabwe who are rejecting the custom that schooled children in sexually satisfying their ...

According to official statistics, 16 child marriages were stopped in 2024, while the number rose to 49 in 2025. Despite ...

An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding on her wedding night after marrying a man five times her age in Yemen. SANAA (Reuters) - An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding ...

Millions of girls across the world end up as child brides, despite the practice being outlawed in many countries. But some girls are defying their families' attempts to marry them off. Some 10 million ...

PESHAWAR: At just 13, Aleeza (name changed to protect privacy) wanted to play with peers and live a carefree life, but like many girls of that age, a marriage proposal came knocking on her family’s ...

When Fatimah Ali’s father stopped her from attending school she became withdrawn. Aged 13, he married her to a 17-year-old man unknown to her, in 2019. A family member speaking to The Independent on ...

Explore India's progress and challenges in ending child marriage by 2030, including key schemes and social disparities.

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An Iranian child bride who was forced to marry at just 12 years old is facing execution over the death of her abusive husband. Goli Kouhkan, an undocumented Baluch woman today aged 25, is set to be ...

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