12 million girls are married each year before the age of 18. Fiordaliso via Getty Images Last November, Colombia passed a law prohibiting child marriage, giving 10.3 million girls the chance to ...

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...

NEW YORK -- A disturbing issue that affects many girls in our area is being forced into marriage when they are underage. It might surprise you that thousands of girls under the age of 18 are getting ...

Poverty, seasonal migration, and social exclusion drive child marriage among India's Katkari tribe. This report explores the ...

A new report by UNICEF warns that the number of child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million in the next 35 years. Though the rates of child marriage are on the decline in most parts ...

At age 16, Courtney Stodden's marriage to a 51-year-old actor sent shockwaves across the country. Now, at age 31, Stodden says she was a child bride. Doug Hutchinson was best known for his roles on ...

A staged Lebanese video showing a 12-year-old girl in a wedding dress "married" to a man old enough to be her grandfather has gotten two million views on YouTube as it publicizes the global problem of ...

In recent years, child-free weddings have become increasingly popular. The appeal is easy to understand — no crying, screaming children present on one of the most important days of your life. One ...