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

Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.

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

In northern Iran, Goli Kouhkan was just 12 years old when she was forced to marry her cousin. By 13, she had a child — and years of abuse followed. Now, at only 25, she faces execution after a ...

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high ...

A former child bride allegedly involved in the killing of her abusive husband faces execution in Iran unless she can raise ...

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

KRISHNAGIRI: Social activists and officials demanded proper Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in Tamil Nadu to deal with ...

Courtney Stodden, who married ex-husband Doug Hutchinson at age 16 with her parents' permission, tells PEOPLE about ...

The practice was a way to prepare for child brides for marriage and teach them to please their husbands sexually ...

Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old woman on death row in Iran, faces execution for killing her abusive husband unless she raises £80,000 in blood money by December, according to human rights ...

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