Guddan (2024), the Allahabad High Court annulled the marriage of a couple, who got married when the man was 12 and the woman was nine, under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006.

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

Missouri used to be a national haven for child statutory rapists because of its shamefully lax child-marriage laws: Until a few years ago, kids as young as 15 could marry with the permission of just ...

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage ...

Supreme Court emphasizes balancing child's interest with parent's privacy in DNA test cases to protect dignity.

Ben Tekee plays Shadrack who pays "60 sheep, eight camels and 100 goats" for his child bride In the film ... are at the highest risk of child marriage in the world, with one in three marrying ...

The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry an older man is evangelical about her role - despite the fact that her community in north-western Kenya might see it as a betrayal ...

The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry an older man is evangelical about her role - despite the fact that her community in north-western Kenya might see it as a betrayal ...

Child marriage is far from being just a Kenyan issue - girls in sub-Saharan Africa are at the highest risk of child marriage in the world, with one in three marrying before the age of 18, according to ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

When she signed up for it, she thought she would just be appearing in a school drama."It has changed my life, but I don't ...