DC Mayor Bowser signs off on child marriage ban
In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...
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Article 16: Right to marriage and family and to equal rights of men and women during and after marriage
Despite its pervasiveness, forced early marriage has rarely been viewed as a human rights violation in itself. Nonetheless, it violates Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
Lawmakers renew plan to ban child marriage in Missouri
Under current law, 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent. A bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery would ...
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...
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Is the First Year of Marriage the Hardest?
It can be a year from hell. Peter Pearson, Ph.D., Marriage coach to entrepreneurs, Co-founder, The Couples Institute. Dr Duana Welch: Early Conflict in Marriage Could Be a Good Sign Most people ...
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Child Marriage: The Devastating End of Childhood
Rizwana had several difficult years but was assisted through them by Save the Children to better educate her family and avoid attempts of child marriage and child labor and eventually continue with ...
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A Psychologist Explains The ‘Early Years’ Divorce—And 2 Other Common Marriage Dissolution Points
Another reason why marriages are most likely to end early is that it gives people ample time to reestablish themselves, perhaps remarrying and starting a family with someone else while still young.