Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high ...

Despite a widespread and growing consensus that child marriage should be banned, a majority of U.S. states still allow the practice.

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, ...

Despite global efforts, child marriage remains prevalent in the Democratic Republic of Congo, affecting 37% of girls before age 18, with rural areas showing higher rates. Key drivers include poverty, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...

When the Kentucky legislature passed new protections against child marriage into law in 2018, Donna Simmons felt her years of tireless advocacy to prevent other teens from predatory marriages had ...

Courtney Stodden slammed child marriage as “America’s dirty little secret” as she revealed she was the “breadwinner” in her marriage at just 16 years old. Stodden, who told the story of her marriage ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 vote. Republican Senators Tom Pischke and Tamara ...

Child and forced marriage in Ethiopia's Tigray region remains one of the most pressing yet under-recognized gendered consequences of the recent war. The 2020-2022 war abruptly reversed decades of ...

A 2018 Kentucky law intended to protect against child marriage is not being consistently followed across the state. Advocates report that minors are still being issued marriage licenses in violation ...