Child marriage
Men Who Impregnate Girls Under 18 In Sissala Districts To Pay Cow, Money Et Al.
Traditional leaders have joined forces with parents in the Sissala East and West areas in the Upper West Region to...
Central Region Records Drop In Teenage Pregnancy
The Central Region, ranked as the second highest region with high prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the country, has...
‘Restore Summons Power of Chiefs’
Restoring the power of summons to traditional rulers was a surest way to ending the menace of child marriages in...
39 Basic School Girls Pregnant In Wa East District
Thirty-nine (39) basic school girls have been impregnated in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region in the first...
39 Basic School Girls Pregnant In Wa East District
Thirty-nine (39) basic school girls have been impregnated in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region in the first...
Classmates Rescue Indian Child Bride
An Indian teenager sent to live with a much older husband who she married aged just 11 has returned to school after...
World Vision Ghana Launches ‘End Child Marriage Now’ Campaign
World Vision International Ghana has launched a national campaign in Tamale codenamed, “End child marriage now! It...
New York Outlaws Child Marriage Under 17
New York, the fourth most populous state in America, updated antiquated legislation on Tuesday to outlaw children as...
DCE Advises Parents Against Forced Marriages
Madam Mary Konney, the Banda District Chief Executive, said forced and early marriages impede girl-child education in...
Queen Mothers Association To Re-Introduce Puberty Rites To Curb Teenage Pregnancy
Queen mothers in the Ashanti region are considering reintroducing puberty rites to curb the high rate of teenage...
ActionAid Calls For Concerted Efforts Against Child Marriage
State agencies, such as the Social Welfare Department, have been urged to speed up processes intended to curtail child...
Sagnarigu Chief Wages War On Child Marriage
The chief of Sagnarigu in the Northern Region, Naa Yakubu Abdulai has declared zero tolerance for child marriage within...
Female Islamic Clerics In Indonesia Issue Rare Child Marriage Fatwa
Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage. The fatwa, which is not...
Female Muslim Clerics In Indonesia Issue Rare Fatwas
Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia declared a series of fatwas Thursday, including one to tackle child marriage, a...
More Than 10,000 Attacks On Yemeni Women In 2016
The conflict in Yemen has made women and girls more vulnerable to gender-based violence, with more than 10,000 cases...
Stakeholder Collaboration Needed To End Child Marriages
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, wants more public support to end child...
Traditional Rulers Institute Fines To Stem Child Marriage
Henceforth, any parent in the Jirapa District who gives out his or her daughter who is less than 18 years for marriage...
Bangladesh Child Marriage Law Sparks Criticism
Rights groups on Tuesday criticised a controversial new child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young...
Chief Causes Arrest of 2 Men For Abetting Child Marriage
Police in Jirapa have arrested two men from Tampaala community in the Jirapa District of the Upper West Region, for...