The Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has petitioned Parliament calling for an inquiry into the country's failure to curb child marriage warning that thousands of girls remain unprotected despite ...

Girls gather to discuss sexuality, child marriage, teen pregnancy, gender bias, education, economic empowerment and the law, ...

A panel discussion following the inaugural public lecture honouring the late Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi stirred reflection, debate, and renewed urgency for coordinated regional action to ...

The legislation sets 18 as the legal age for marriage for both males and females, but effective implementation will require ...

Over the past decade, more than 33,000 children in Bulgaria have entered early marriages or become parents, according to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the State Agency for ...

Brigitte Combs was 11 years old and living in Los Angeles when her mother found a prospective husband for her. The mother and father were in the Hare Krishna movement, and she says that as a result, ...

Sathiya Susuman Appunni does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high rates of this harmful practice. Child marriage refers to a formal or informal ...

Young women and girls in Zimbabwe are using an ancient tradition to fight child marriages and campaign for gender equality. Inside a white tent in rural northeastern Zimbabwe, girls discuss sexuality, ...

Youth groups, teachers, faith leaders and local committees are jointly tackling early marriage through awareness-building, reporting and timely community action ...

The draft has been submitted to the state’s advocate general for legal vetting before it is presented to the Meghalaya High Court and made public Shillong: The Meghalaya social welfare department has ...