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 ...

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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 ...

Amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law that came into effect on February 17, 2025, fail to adequately protect women's right to equality before the law and leave them vulnerable to abuse and ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

Nenman Calvin, a Counselor with Child-Friendly Space Centre, disclosed this while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a field trip to the centre in Dange Shuni LGA, Sokoto state.

The grim reality of gender-based atrocities pervades every corner of our world, evincing in abhorrent forms such as sexual violence, dowry deaths, domestic violence, female foeticide and infanticide, ...

On International Women’s Day, March 8, a human rights researcher warned about the concerning state of women’s rights in Iraq, ...

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

As Morocco finalizes proposed amendments to the Family Code, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi has emphasized that tackling child marriage—particularly in rural areas—is not solely a matter of legal ...