A teenage girl allegedly abducted in broad daylight outside her school in a plot to force her into an illegal marriage has ...

LONDON — A British law went into effect Tuesday that allows courts to prevent someone from being forced into marriage — a move that comes as governments across Europe confront immigrant practices that ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan has banned forced marriages and bride kidnappings through a law that came into effect Tuesday in the Central Asian country, where the practice persists despite new ...

Sweden has banned marriages between first cousins under a new law that took effect on Wednesday, as part of broader efforts ...

MILE REFUGEE CAMP, Chad, December 2 (UNHCR) - A pained look crosses 11-year-old Madiha's* face as she quietly tell the story of her father's plans to marry her off - without her knowledge and against ...

Church leaders and human rights experts weigh in on whether raising the legal age is sufficient in shielding minors. Nearly one in five (18.3%) Pakistani girls are married before age 18, according to ...

Committee of Ministers and opened for signature in Istanbul on 11 May 2011. The Convention entered into force on 1 August 2014, and recognizes gender-based violence against women as a violation of ...

Through such trainings and awareness raising sessions on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, which target not only fathers but also mothers, boys and girls between 15 and 18 years of age in separate ...

Preventing Unintended Marriages for Modern Couples Alyssa Rower and Jamie Caponera discuss how modern commitment ceremonies, out-of-state rites, and cohabitation can unintentionally create legal ...

Last year, about 75 percent of reported victims of forced conversion through marriage were Hindu, while 25 percent were Christian, the panel stated. Nearly 80 percent of these incidents were recorded ...