Here are five African countries where child marriage is legal or permitted. Child marriage is a violation of children’s rights and is detrimental to the lives of children, families, society ...

Despite efforts to end child marriage globally, an estimated 12 million girls are still married each year. West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of ...

When she signed up for it, she thought she would just be appearing in a school drama."It has changed my life, but I don't ...

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny and Milcah Cherotich have been touring to promote the film Child marriage is far from being just a Kenyan issue - girls in sub-Saharan Africa are at the highest risk of child ...

Child marriage can be prevented by simple interventions ... according to research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. "One of the findings is that you can do a modest, cost-contained intervention ...

Many Africans knew that Trump’s “America First” outlook meant their continent was likely to be last among his priorities ...

Child marriage is also a growing concern among refugee children, including those from Myanmar and the Central African Republic. Rizwana’s leadership skills led her to being selected as a Save the ...

The founder of the Makerere Community Church, pastor Martin Sempa has called for the formal recognition of polygamy within Christian marriages during his appearance before the Committee on Legal and ...

Child marriage disproportionately affects girls and is found nearly everywhere. It is particularly widespread in South Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than half of the girls in some ...

Aleper Consolata is a 35-year-old parasocial worker from Katileria Village, Loroo parish and a passionate advocate for the rights of girls.

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. The amendments give ...

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