In the wake of 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), The Himalayan Times interacted with women activists to know their observations regarding GBV in Nepal.

IRBIL, Iraq -- Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city of ...

President of the Women’s Wing of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) Benue State chapter, Hajia Hauwa Isah, has debunked the ...

Timur Soykan reported on a court case into the alleged marriage in the İsmailağa sect, a politically influential religious community. The revelation of an alleged marriage of the daughter of a ...

IRBIL, Iraq — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city of ...

THE father of a 12-year-old child “bride” told her that Australian law was stupid and girls her age should be allowed to get married and have sex. The girl’s 63-year-old father, who cannot be named, ...

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and critics are concerned the move may spark a rise in child marriages.

Paternity disputes cases where the biological father of a child is uncertain have become increasingly common in many ...