Report – herald Emmanuel Kafe Check Point Desk Zimbabwe’s decision to outlaw child marriage through the Marriage Act of 2022 has been cited as a key legislative milestone in Africa’s fight against ...

LEMBAR, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fifteen minutes into their first date, Indonesian teenager Helma Yani received a marriage proposal from a boy she had just met. He spirited her away to ...

Hingoli: A rise in the number of child marriages organised in Hingoli district compared to last year has put the administration on alert, with the women and child welfare machinery intensifying ...

SANAA (Reuters) - An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding on her wedding night after marrying a man five times her age, a social activist and two local residents said, in a case that ...

AVA got married at 13 to escape the advances of her alcoholic father. But it was a choice that had devastating consequences. On her wedding finger glints a gold band. For while she may be well below ...

In Rajasthan, teenager Payal Jangid defied tradition by refusing her child marriage at 15. Her courageous act sparked a ...

Southern districts like Mysuru and Mandya are seeing a significant drop in child marriages, with many cases successfully prevented. Increased awareness and swift action by authorities are credited for ...

26 August 2008 RIYADH: The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called on government agencies to take necessary steps to end the practice of child marriages by adopting a clear and unambiguous ...