This article was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. Last month deep red Oklahoma became the 17th state to ban child marriage — the practice of allowing minors, typically 16- and 17-year-olds, to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bill in the Ohio Senate requiring anyone to be at least 18 years old before getting married has run into unexpected resistance. Current Ohio law allows 17 year olds to get ...

Neda was just 12 years old and a schoolgirl in Kabul when her parents married her off to a distant relative, a man she had never met. Her family was poor; his was better off. Neda believes money and ...

Thirty-six Republican House legislators in Oklahoma recently voted against S.B. 504, a ban on child marriage, with some citing the Bible or “family values” as their justifications. The measure passed ...

Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF report estimated that 28% of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before the age of 18. A new decree issued by the Taliban's ...

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape an abusive husband. By Elian Peltier Reporting ...

Ohio legislators are not voting on a bipartisan bill that would ban marriage before the age of 18. Chagrin Falls resident Stephanie Lowry was 16 years old and 16 weeks pregnant when she was forced to ...

Roya Karimi escaped child marriage and violence in Afghanistan to rebuild her life in Norway. Now a world‑class bodybuilder, she inspires Afghan women to pursue freedom and their dreams. FIFA suspends ...

"All I know is some people in the Republican caucus think it's OK to have child marriage," said state Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, who is co-sponsoring the bill with Sen. Bill Blessing, R-Colerain ...

A bill banning child marriage in Oklahoma became law on May 13 without Governor Kevin Stitt’s signature. Senate Bill 504, which takes effect November 1, sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 ...

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages involving minors — treating the girls as sellable property. It also ...