THE father of a 12-year-old child “bride” told her that Australian law was stupid and girls her age should be allowed to get married and have sex. The girl’s 63-year-old father, who cannot be named, ...

The Supreme Court has made a pivotal ruling that requires bridegrooms to return any financial gifts received from their ...

LONDONLONDON — Lawyers for a British woman whose U.K. citizenship was removed after she travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group argued Monday that she should have been treated as ...

THE father of a 12-year-old child bride advised her to only have unprotected sex after he organised for her to wed an older man, documents claim. In a case that has shocked the nation, the girl’s ...

Al Nahar, Lebanon, has reported that an eight-year-old child bride died in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal injuries due to sexual trauma. Human rights organizations are calling for ...

The Civil Code 2017 states that the minimum age for marriage—for both women and men—in Nepal is 20. Though the country ...

JEDDAH (Reuters) - A 50-year old Saudi man has agreed to divorce his 9-year-old bride, media reported on Thursday, after the marriage drew international criticism. The decision, reported by newspapers ...

South Asia faces the daunting task of eliminating child marriages as the region is home to nearly half of the world’s child brides, says a report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).