Indore: Timely intervention by the Women and Child Development Department prevented a child marriage that was scheduled to take place in Indore on Akshaya Tritiya, i.e., April 29. The department ...

Like everyone else, I too wore a traditional Burkina woven loincloth dress; and strongly believed that my presence at this traditional feast at the invitation of the chief, Kamsaohgo Naaba, was proof ...

IT Correspondent Kakching, April 21: A one-day awareness cum sensitization programme on the Juvenile Justice System and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, was held today at Wabagai Higher ...

The Jewish-led group Unchained at Last was part of a coalition advocating for the law. New legislation banning child marriage in Washington, D.C., was signed into law last week following advocacy ...

While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it ...

It is of concern that the National Legal Services Authority’s (NALSA) standard operating procedures (SOPs) for elimination of child marriage is not in sync with the existing NALSA (Child ...

In support of its goal to end child marriage by 2030, the Nepalese government officially raised the minimum age for marriage from 18 to 20 in 2017. Though Nepalese citizens can vote at the age of ...

On a mission to challenge the deep-seated societal norm of child marriage in the region, a 28-year-old Rajput woman in a remote village of Rajasthan’s Ajmer district rides her two-wheeler ...

(JTA) — New legislation banning child marriage in Washington, DC, was signed into law last week following advocacy by a coalition including Unchained At Last, a Jewish-led organization that ...

Legal experts have questioned the need to create new bodies like the ASHA units and Monitoring and Mentorship Bodies (MMBs), which duplicate work already being done by existing systems. Experts ...

“Laws alone can't end child marriage. We need societal change.” Hear about the gaps in existing laws, the crucial role of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, and the need for protection and ...

The suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Kheda has uncovered a child marriage case, leading to charges against both sets of parents under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. Investigations revealed ...