A child bride faces execution in Iran for the murder of her husband – after years trapped in an abusive marriage – unless she ...

Forced to marry at 12 years old, sources told IranWire her husband began physically and emotionally abusing her after she ...

Despite a widespread and growing consensus that child marriage should be banned, a majority of U.S. states still allow the practice.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...

A tradition that used to be commonplace is now being fought by the very victims of the crime. Even leaders are stepping in ...

The Nhanga is a guarded hut where girls are taught how to sexually please their husbands - but now the tradition is being ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Republican Sen. John Carley’s comments on the Senate floor have been clarified. KELOLAND News has asked for Carley to further clarify ...

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...

Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that went viral after the auction ...

Inside a one-bedroom rented apartment in the heart of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, Prati (not her real name) is busy poring over notes from the Japanese language class she joined in the second week of ...