In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...

India's national campaign 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' has impacted over six crore people, registering more than 28 lakh pledges against child marriage. Launched in 2024, the campaign uses a comprehensive ...

Poster calling for a plea for help to alleviate issues in South Asia such as forced marriage, child marriage, honour killings, and rape. These posters have sprung up in downtown Toronto, Ontario, ...

Child marriage has declined in India—but across the country, one in five girls and nearly one in six boys are still married as children, and in recent years the practice has become more prevalent in ...

BHUBANESWAR: Taking the fight against child marriage to the last mile, the state government on Sunday launched a campaign with a promise to end the social evil by 2030. Child marriage remains a ...

This story was produced in collaboration with The Fuller Project. March 24, 2024 Archana Ashok Chaure has given her life to sugar. She was married off to a sugar cane laborer in western India at about ...