Three girls reveal how they escaped forced marriage in communities where a first period signals it's time to wed ...

There are today more than 650 million women suffering the direct consequences of child marriage. Global instability - war and ...

Hira Bibi, a 47-year-old rag picker and former child bride from a Bhubaneswar slum, has become a local hero by preventing six ...

A 45-year-old groom allegedly married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan in a wedding that left even the Taliban “horrified”.

A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan, causing outrage over child marriage under Taliban rule. Despite ...

Just a few decades ago, women in the Middle East had an average of seven children each. Now they're barely having enough ...

Iraq’s top court will resume work after nine judges returned following the retirement of its president. The Supreme Judicial ...

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. ...

Iraq 's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

Iraq’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that critics say would effectively legalise child marriage with girls as young as nine. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over ...

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.