This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Because the wedding was illegal and a secret, except to the invited guests, and because marriage rites in Rajasthan are ...

The groom’s family has now accused the bride’s family of hiding about the woman’s pregnancy. They also alleged the bride ...

A former 'child bride' in Missouri burst into tears as she implored lawmakers to raise the state's age of consent. Brandi Dredge, 45, struggled to keep it together as she detailed her experiences ...

I was a child, not a bride. I reclaimed my childhood, finished school and chose my own future. Today, I tell my story not just for myself, but for my grandmother, my aunt and the friends I lost to ...

"Mind you, this went on for 10 minutes and said guest refused people offering to take [the] child out for him," Taetz captioned the post. "Mother of bride whipped around and motioned to 'take her ...

Recognised by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, she was honoured for preventing her own marriage at 15 and for bringing similar cases to the authorities’ attention. Shivani being ...