State lawmakers are considering changing Ohio's marriage laws to eliminate a provision that allows 17-year-olds to marry.

Since 2018, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have ended child marriage by raising the legal age for marriage to 18.

An initiative of Just Rights for Children launches worldwide 100 Days of Action on International Human Rights Day to galvanize support towards ending child marriage. JRC, led by child rights activist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet ...

(JTA) — New legislation banning child marriage in Washington, D.C., was signed into law last week following advocacy by a coalition including Unchained At Last, a Jewish-led organization that opposes ...

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The Heritage Foundation argues in a new report that declining marriage rates pose a threat to society. NPR discusses the findings with Jennifer Sciubba of the Population Reference Bureau.

About 80 tricycle riders in the Awutu Senya District have been sensitised to gender-based violence, child marriage and sexual ...