Kentucky Public Radio investigated more than a dozen cases of illegal child marriages in the state, how it happened and who is trying to stop it.

A bill that would eliminate a legal exception allowing 17-year-olds to marry with a judge’s approval is now moving to the full Senate. Supporters say Senate Bill 156 would close a loophole left behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no ...

An initiative of Just Rights for Children launches worldwide 100 Days of Action on International Human Rights Day to galvanize support towards ending child marriage. JRC, led by child rights activist ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An age difference of no more than four years was a new requirement amended to a bill that aims to ...

Child marriage exists in India amid a web of paradoxes, and it is perhaps this very complexity that has allowed the crime to survive and even thrive for centuries. Even as the country has ...

Chief Chikanta of the Tonga people in Kalomo District has backed President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for collaborative efforts to end child ...

Rights groups condemn Jose Maria Balcazar's past defence of child marriage, calling his appointment a "serious mistake" for Peruvian democracy.

(CNN) — Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet in Bangladesh, she says, “I always thought, I have no brother, ...