By Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. Women protest against child marriage in Albany, New York. AP Photo/Anna Gronewold
The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. Marriage and a baby quickly
compiled by Zahid Aziz (Note: The name spelt in this article as Aisha is properly transliterated as ‘Á’ishah) Qualities of Aisha and her role in
The African Union would today launch the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Sierra Leone at the Bank of Sierra Leone Complex in Freetown.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Men accused of raping underage girls in Malaysia are marrying their alleged victims to try to avoid criminal charges, a child
They can’t legally vote, drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette, but thousands of underage Virginians, most of them girls, have been pressured into marriage over
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