A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

The United Nations has criticized a new Afghan law on separation in marriage, saying it entrenches discrimination against women and girls.

Ohio legislators are not voting on a bipartisan bill that would ban marriage before the age of 18. Chagrin Falls resident ...

In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs, according to the UN. Unemployment is ...

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Learn why a divorce agreement forcing an ex-wife to sign over their HDB flat was ruled invalid by the family court due to ...

Child marriage is not a tradition we can afford to romanticise. It is a violation of childhood, consent and opportunity.

The parents of a 16-year-old girl have been arrested in Valencia, accused of attempting to force her into an arranged ...

London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting ten people on suspicion of various ...