For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime are ...

A man was arrested at a New Hampshire Olive Garden after a woman told police he forced her into marriage and performed a 'satanic ritual' on her.

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A new law banning forced marriage is being welcomed by the Shakti Women's Refuge, which says it's dealing with hundreds of ...

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No child deprived of her human rights can imagine a path to a brighter future without support to overcome obstacles and someone to light the way. Child marriage, the early or forced marriage of a ...

No matter how many soothing ‘yoga breaths’ I take, my heart is jumping. Yet, for everyone else in the airport, it’s business as usual. A middle aged man comes out of the arrivals gate, near to where I ...

Under international law, forced marriage has emerged as its own form of gendered violence, distinct from sex-related crimes — a phenomenon explored in depth in a report released last month by the ...

A research report that examines Scotland's legal protection for those at risk of forced marriage has been published by the University of Glasgow. The report, "Combating Forced Marriage: Strengthening ...