News and Stories

In East Africa, a movement to end child marriage is on the rise

• Françoise Kpeglo Moudouthe
• 9 August 2013

Controversy in Nigeria over minimum age of marriage

• 26 July 2013

Fistula, a silent tragedy for child brides

• Faith Fookes
• 12 June 2013

Overcoming adversity: an Ethiopian child bride’s struggle for education

• Alemtsahye Gebrekidan
• 11 June 2013

The Stream, Al Jazeera. What can be done to end child marriage? Read our Storify!

• 6 June 2013

Young brides in Laos face uncertain futures

• Brendan Rigby
• 28 May 2013

Vietnam: the burden of being a child bride

• Brendan Rigby
• 28 May 2013

"Our children deserve better than child marriage," blogs Malaysian child rights organisation

• Protect and Save the Children Malaysia
• 26 May 2013

Child marriage case draws attention in Malaysia

• 24 May 2013

Child marriage in Malaysia, a child rights issue

• Voice of the Children
• 24 May 2013

Girls Not Brides members launch the Uganda Alliance to End Child Marriage

• 3 May 2013

Press release

PRESS RELEASE: Education for girls is crucial to end child marriage but must be part of a broader effort, urge NGOs

• 17 April 2013

Ending child marriage must be a priority in the global effort to end violence against women and girls

• 5 March 2013

New film sheds light on forced and early marriage in Senegal

• Jeremy Teicher
• 7 December 2012

"Let us measure up as men"

• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• 5 December 2012

“Women and girls who are forced to marry spend their lifetime in slavery” UN special rapporteur

• 2 December 2012

Building an African movement to end child marriage

• 16 November 2012

Mobilising spiritual leaders to prevent child marriage in Kenya

• Wanjala Wafula
• 2 November 2012

President Bill Clinton describes child marriage as “a form of slavery” and recognises Girls Not Brides

• 25 September 2012

Swaziland: New legislation outlaws child marriage

• 20 September 2012