A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...

She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...

Atlas International Film has taken international rights for "Nawi," a drama about a 13-year-old Kenyan girl who yearns to go ...

The Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act is now on its way to Congress for review after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed ...

Child marriage makes a victim of the girl-child, robs her of her destiny, ruptures her health, and in a lot of cases leads to ...

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that ...

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 ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

The controversial amendments were passed alongside laws on land disputes and amnesty for some crimes.

MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation ...

A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge the New Hampshire Legislature to reject a proposal to ...

In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...