State Representative Cassandra Levesque condemns bill which would allow 17-year-olds to marry if one of the couple is in the military.

AN estimated 12 million girls are married every year before they reach the age of 18. That is over 32,000 girls a day. Or almost 23 girls every minute who are being married off too soon.

Globally, over 650 million women experience the severe consequences of early marriage and motherhood, which include: ...

And a day more too. After all, when a 12-year-old child is pushed into marriage with a 30-year-old man, the entire village ...

One in five Indian girls is forced into marriage before adulthood. But there's hope. Hear the inspiring story of how a ...

But others have been shut down by the USAID cuts. One example: Plan had a major initiative in Nepal with a $20 million USAID ...

Odisha has reported at least three child marriage cases every day during the last six years, despite several initiatives ...

Despite progress in reducing the prevalence of this phenomenon, a recent UN report places Bangladesh as a topper in child marriage in Asia and 8th globally ...

In many cases, young brides lose their sense of identity. The transition from being a student or a child to a wife and mother ...

Over 400 people participated in an awareness marathon held as part of ‘Protect the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child’ campaign in Krishnagiri. The 5-km-long run, organised under the aegis of district ...