The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages involving minors — treating the girls as sellable property. It also ...

Neda was just 12 years old and a schoolgirl in Kabul when her parents married her off to a distant relative, a man she had never met. Her family was poor; his was better off. Neda believes money and ...

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages involving minors — treating the girls as sellable property. It also ...

Ohio legislators are not voting on a bipartisan bill that would ban marriage before the age of 18. Chagrin Falls resident Stephanie Lowry was 16 years old and 16 weeks pregnant when she was forced to ...

The bill would ban marriage in Ohio until a person turns 18 years old, the age for legal adulthood in most cases.

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"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights ...

Thirty-six Republican House legislators in Oklahoma recently voted against S.B. 504, a ban on child marriage, with some citing the Bible or “family values” as their justifications. The measure passed ...

"All I know is some people in the Republican caucus think it's OK to have child marriage," said state Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, who is co-sponsoring the bill with Sen. Bill Blessing, R-Colerain ...

Roya Karimi escaped child marriage and violence in Afghanistan to rebuild her life in Norway. Now a world‑class bodybuilder, she inspires Afghan women to pursue freedom and their dreams. Kiray Celis ...

Protesters dressed in wedding gowns and chains rallied at the Ohio Statehouse, urging lawmakers to advance a bill that would ...