In Afghanistan, girls are at increasing risk of child marriage. As hunger and poverty surge, families are offering their underage girls, some very young, to older men in exchange for money. Volunteers…
A 20-year-old pregnant college student has been arrested for allegedly marrying her minor classmate in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, the police said today.
August 15 marks one year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then the economy has spiralled into decline and families are increasingly resorting to selling young girls into forced marriages.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Xinhua) Malaysia Kedah state has raised the minimum legal age for marriage among Muslims from 16 to 18 years old in order to ensure gi