The committee heard testimony which detailed concerns surrounding safety,” wrote Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham.

No nikah khwan shall register a marriage where one or both contracting parties are below 18 years of age, says bill.

Mercy Culture, the church last seen building a controversial shelter to help survivors of sex trafficking, is known for literally demonizing its critics, referring to its opponents on what was ...

Bolivia's Plurinational Assembly is inching closer towards outlawing marriage for under 18s. Concretely, a bill introduced by ...

The Bay Area News Group clinched 21 of the state’s most prestigious journalism awards for work published in 2024, including ...

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed a bill banning the marriage of anyone under the age of 18 in Islamabad Capital ...

Child rights activists have welcomed government’s directive stating that regular review is essential to ensure consistent progress and accountability The state government, alarmed by increasing ...

HB 168 closes a loophole the author, State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) said allows 16 or 17-year-olds emancipated from their families to receive a marriage license.

All New England states now ban child marriage after Maine became the 14th state to to do so on May 6. In 2025, the legal age of marriage in New Hampshire was raised to 18. It was the result of ...

It's illegal to marry before the age of 16 in Pakistan, yet the country is home to almost 19 million child brides. So why can ...