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 ...

Missouri moves to ban child marriage with bipartisan legislation. You can view where child marriage is still legal with this ...

As researchers find that more than 60 per cent of Bangladeshi families practise child marriage, campaigners fight to keep girls in education Kneeling on the carpet in a schoolroom made of battered ...

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering an exception to a child marriage ban for 17-year-olds to military members.

One proposal requires couples to attend marriage counseling before they can file for divorce. The other gives a tax credit to married couples with kids, as long as it is their biological child.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

The Supreme Court is set to examine discrepancies in the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act regarding the annulment of underage marriages. The issue arises as males are considered legal adults at ...

The Odisha Government has conferred the status of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) on the gram panchayat ...

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 ...

The bill (HB 433) would create an exception to the state's newly enacted ban on marriage under the age of 18. Former Army Spc. Brittany Wright told lawmakers she suffered years of abuse after her ...

A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...