Ranchi: There has been a visible improvement in the fight against child marriage, with the state registering a 5.7% decline in child marriages, outpac.

According to a report by Dawn, the bill said, “In this modern day and age, we have the resources and the research which invariably proves that child marriage is harmful to both genders and especially ...

The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister ...

The Assam government’s approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta ...

New Hampshire’s five-month-old ban on child marriage is still fully intact after the New Hampshire Senate voted against allowing an exception Thursday. In 2025, the legal age of marriage in New ...

She emphasized the power of education in transforming girls’ futures. At the same time, both boys and girls need to understand the concept of consent "and challenge the major gender inequalities that ...

While the minimum marriage age is 18 for females, the 2017 Child Marriage Restraint Act permits exceptions under "special circumstances," a loophole widely exploited. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi ...

A person holds a sign that reads "Stop Child Marriage" during an event in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia on March 6, 2022. New Hampshire's child marriage ban took effect on January 1.

Accra, Dec. 31, GNA – The negative consequences of early or child marriage can be intergenerational, with future children facing the risk of experiencing increased ill-health and death rates. It also ...

No child should be forced into a marriage to create an avenue for our “husbands” to immigrate, or for any other reason. And while the U.S. government already had some policies in place to ...

Survivors of child marriage hold ‘chain-in’ protest outside South Bay legislator’s office Demonstrators push Ash Kalra to support bill that would ban child marriage ...