An initiative of Just Rights for Children launches worldwide 100 Days of Action on International Human Rights Day to galvanize support towards ending child marriage. JRC, led by child rights activist ...

Dhaki is from the southern region of Ethiopia. At age 13, instead of going to school, Dhaki was marrried and tended cattle for her family. Her husband, 11 years older than she, regularly forced ...

INVESTIGATION. TONIGHT. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THAT CASE. TODAY, ADVOCATES ARE ALSO SPEAKING OUT TO END CHILD MARRIAGE HERE IN KENTUCKY. IN 2018, THE LAW ESTABLISHED THAT 17 IS THE LEGAL AGE TO ...

A high-level side event at the United Nations General Assembly spotlighted the urgent global call to end child marriage, a critical target under the Sustainable Development Goals. Just Rights for ...

Educating girls and ending child marriage could accelerate development progress and the reduction of poverty in Tanzania, according to a new report published by the World Bank. In contrast, the ...

It is heartening to see the world increasingly align around this understanding. Supported by the Global Child Marriage Advisory Group, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Girls Not Brides, and others, the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Legislation to prohibit marriage before the age of 18, unanimously passed the House and is now on its way to the governor’s desk. “Simply put, House Bill 360 is a child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) When Carmen Martell was 14, she met a 23-year-old man in her small New Hampshire town. He worked at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legislators pushing bipartisan legislation to prohibit marriage before age 18 in Ohio presented the perspectives of domestic violence advocates and women with experiences entering ...

Kentucky already banned nearly all child marriages in 2018, but some are still happening in violation of state law. A bill to ...