More than two decades ago, while initiating my pioneering work against dowry violence in Pakistan, I also authored papers and initiated advocacy on the misnomer “child marriage”. I strongly ...

Advocates and child marriage survivors ... House to call for an end to child marriages in Boston Sept. 22, 2021. (File photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) About 300,000 children and ...

dowry and cultural norms continue to encourage child marriages, say officials and activists. Speaking to TOI, a senior district child protection officer acknowledged the challenge and said every ...

New Hampshire's child marriage ban took effect on January 1. Annice Lyn/Getty Images New Hampshire is the latest state to end the practice. Governor Chris Sununu, a Republican who is leaving ...

Economic factors act as a major driver of child marriage in Eurasia, the report states. “Poverty, bride price, and dowry practices can incentivize child marriage, as families may see it as a means of ...

payment of a bride price and other dowry practices can lead to women and girls being treated as commodities; sham or fraudulent marriage practices used to facilitate irregular migration can lead to ...

"About 60 per cent of the participants indicated that there were many cases of child marriages in their community," the survey states.