child marriage ends her childhood. Girls are forced into adulthood before they are physically and mentally ready. Child brides are frequently deprived of their rights to health, education, safety and ...

because a group of adult males had arranged their futures for them. The people who work full-time trying to prevent child marriage, and to improve women's lives in societies of rigid tradition ...

Unfortunately, in many cases, arranged marriage is code for forced marriage — and often in these cases, the “brides” are ...

Delaware was the first state to end child marriage in 2018. Since then, more than 10 other states have joined it in doing so.

Although child marriage is still common practice ... Abeba is hoping her friends will stay in school with her and avoid arranged marriages before they graduate. Mekdes, 14, dreams of becoming ...

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, including its director, according to the Health Ministry in the ...