Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

Sophie Elmhirst’s enthralling account of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey’s life on the ocean shows what the common hazards of ...

An aspect of child marriage, ignored by the law and policymakers, is self-arranged marriages by adolescents.

Maine became the fourteenth state to ban child marriage this week after Governor Janet Mills allowed a ban to become law.

Ananth Kumar Asthana highlights discrepancies in NALSA's SOP for child marriage, impacting legal services for children.

Nepal’s girls face new child marriage fears amid debate to change law Nepal has 5 million child brides. A proposal to lower the marriage age could imperil millions more, mothers and child rights ...

Child marriage banned in Washington, D.C., after push by Jewish advocates The Jewish-led group Unchained at Last was part of a coalition advocating for the law.

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Republican Sen. John Carley’s comments on the Senate floor have been clarified. KELOLAND News has asked for Carley to furthe… ...

More broadly, child marriage, or unions that often involve coercion concerning a girl under the age of 18, “remains a persistent challenge across Eurasia,” the report states, especially in areas with ...

In 2014, Nepal pledged to end child marriage by 2020 as one of its sustainable development goals. Two years later, it reset the target year to 2030. To achieve the goal, the government, in ...