Aged 15 and already pregnant after marrying last year, Pinku Das Sarkar has no idea what to do following her husband's Feb. 2 ...
Child brides being beaten by their husbands will no longer be included in India's biggest survey of domestic violence - ...
When the world talks about child rights, India is often cast in the shadow of its challenges. The children in the country are often seen through the lens of vulnerability, without rights or safety.
A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Dec. 22. "We will ...
Rights activists have lauded a top court order to prevent child marriages in India, where over 1 million children entered into wedlock in the 2023-24 period. The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 said child ...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that sexual activity with anyone under 18 is statutory rape under the POCSO Act, ...
To prevent possible incidents of child marriage on the occasion of Devuthani Gyaras (Ekadashi) on November 2, the district ...
Karan Kumar, 22, is accused of marrying and raping a 17-year-old girl in Shimla. The alleged crimes, which occurred in 2023, ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...
*Cultural Relativism means that I won’t feel like someone is coming on to me when an adult man holds my hand in Cote D’Ivoire; in their culture men hold hands all the time and it is not a sign of some ...
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