A map has been released that shows the U.S. states where the most child marriages have occurred. Marriage for those under the age of 18 was legal in all 50 U.S. states as of 2017.

New Hampshire is the latest state to ban child marriage, but it is still legal in other parts of the country.

GUWAHATI, India – A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s north-east has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said ...

Indian police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in a northeastern state, officials said Saturday.

Even though the prevalence of child marriage declined in India from 49.4% in 1993 to 22.3% in 2021, a Lancet Global Health study revealed that one in five underage girls and one in six boys are ...

Child marriage remains a significant concern in India, with ongoing prevalence, particularly in certain states, despite an overall decline. One in five girls and nearly one in six boys continue to ...

India child marriage arrests leave families without breadwinner Crackdown leaves poor families in Assam state without main breadwinner as campaigners say arrests are the wrong way to tackle the issue.

Police in the state of Assam began arresting over 1,800 people violating underage marriage laws. India has the highest proportion of child brides in the world.

More than 2,000 men arrested in crackdown on illegal child marriages in India Among those arrested were more than 50 Hindu priests and Muslim clerics for allegedly performing marriages for girls ...