Tag: child marriage

At 16, Payzee Mahmod was coerced by her Iraqi-Kurdish family in London into marrying a man around twice her age. Two years later her elder...

President  Rodrigo Duterte  will leave a number of legacies when he steps down from office on June 30 this year, despite what his critics...

President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill that will end child marriage. Malacanang released a copy of Republic Act 11596 or An Act Prohibiting...

The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday welcomed the approval of House Bill No. 9943 or the “Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage...

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NEW DELHI—Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as...

Kuala Lumpur-The marriage of a 15-year-old Malaysian girl to a man almost three times her age drew condemnation from the United Nations Wednesday, putting...