In a village in Rajasthan where child marriage was once seen as tradition rather than unlawful, resistance was almost unthinkable. Yet one teenager chose to say no. Payal Jangid, who was once expected ...

SANAA (Reuters) - An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding on her wedding night after marrying a man five times her age, a social activist and two local residents said, in a case that ...

"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights advocate.

By 18, Tererai Trent was a mother of four trapped in an abusive marriage and unable to read. When she dared to dream of an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “15 years ago today, a 16 year old girl was married off to a man 35 years older than her and the world treated her like the ...