Some state lawmakers want to keep a loophole in Ohio that allows 17-year-olds to marry.

A bill banning child marriage in Oklahoma became law on May 13 without Governor Kevin Stitt’s signature.

With Oklahoma's ban on marriages under 18, children will learn for themselves that “some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.” ...

The Taliban’s new law isn’t about child marriage, it’s child rape - IN FOCUS: As reports reveal families in Afghanistan are ...

Colorado was poised to become the 17th state to ban child marriage, but the proposal has since been rolled back at the ...

A 16-year-old junior secondary school dropout, (name withheld) says she chose marriage over staying at home when presented with the options by her parents.She disclosed this in an exclusive interview ...

Oklahoma is now the 17th state in the United States to ban child marriage.  Senate Bill 504 requires anyone getting married ...

The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.

According to court documents, Hannah Johnson was forced into a 'common law marriage' with her uncle at 18 — her four children ...

MILLIONS of girls in Africa are still at risk of child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) despite bans in most countries. A new report by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and ...