Utah Legislature cracks down on youth marriage amid polygamy lawsuits
The Utah Legislature unanimously approved a bill that would prevent youth marriages if the parties are more than four years apart in age. A Utah lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the ...
Workers' Liberty2d
Climate change feeds child marriages
Pakistan’s “monsoon brides” — child brides sold off to repair family budgets in the rainy season — have spiked since the devastating floods of 2022. From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan ...
Inter Press Service2d
Rule Breakers: The Compelling True Story of Afghan Girls Who Risked All to Learn
Rule Breakers is a film that follows the story of young Afghan women who have broken stereotypes to pursue their dreams in science and technology.
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Pakistani court annuls forced marriage of Christian girl in landmark ruling
A civil court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has annulled the forced marriage of a Christian girl who had been subjected to ...
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Child bride sold for Rs50,000 rescued in dramatic police raid in Hazro
In a shocking case of child marriage, a 12-year-old girl was rescued by the Hazro police in Attock on Sunday, after her stepfather sold her to a 60-year-old man for Rs50,000.The police intervened just ...
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‘Freedom Is Not a Privilege—It Is a Right’: Afghan Women Face Unrelenting Oppression as World Marks Int’l Women’s Day
The Taliban’s so-called “morality police” enforce bans on Western-style haircuts, music, and women traveling without a male ...
Rights of Afghan women and girls in focus as world celebrates International Women’s Day
As the world celebrates the International Women's Day under the theme of 'For ALL Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment', international organisations on Saturday emphasised the need to ...