Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #child-marriage, aggregated by home.social.
Germany reports 358 child marriages involving girls as young as 11
Authorities in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg have recorded 358 cases of child marriage since 2012. Yet…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #childmarriage #community #forcedmarriage #womensrights
https://www.europesays.com/germany/115001/
https://www.europesays.com/africa/480765/ Joy for Children Uganda Launches Podcast to Amplify Children’s Voices #ChildMarriage #ChildParticipation #ChildRightsInUganda #Children’sParliaments #Girls’Rights #JoyForChildrenUganda #LetTheChildSpeakPodcast #TeenagePregnancy #Uganda
Il nuovo report 2026 dell’Unicef: l’emergenza dei matrimoni precoci- articolo di ©PatriziaCordone ricercatrice indipendente
E’ stato diffuso di recente in concomitanza della Giornata internazionale dei diritti delle bambine e delle ragazze.
#news #childrenrights #childmarriage
🥀 Femminicidio in Iran: il caso di Yeganeh Hosseinzai
Yeganeh Hosseinzai aveva solo 16 anni. Secondo fonti locali, era stata data in sposa al cugino paterno a soli 10 anni. Il 9 ottobre 2026 è stata uccisa dal marito a Bakharz, in Iran. L’uomo è stato arrestato e avrebbe confessato l’omicidio.
#YeganehHosseinzai #Bakharz #StopFemicideinIran #Iran #ChildMarriage #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
https://iranwire.com/en/news/158836-16-year-old-child-marriage-victim-murdered-by-husband-in-eastern-iran/#google_vignette
‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/15/afghanistan-drought-hunger-displaced-families-girls-child-marriage-poverty #GlobalDevelopment #ChildMarriage #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality #ChildrensRights #Society #Afghanistan #SouthAndCentralAsia #Drought #ForcedMarriage #Poverty #Hunger #WorldNews #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Family #HumanRigh...
‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides
As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings. Photographer Elise Blanchard travelled the country speaking to girls as young as eight, 10 and 14 who have been engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food
#Globaldevelopment #Childmarriage #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Childrensrights #Society #Afghanistan #SouthandcentralAsia #Drought #Forcedmarriage #Poverty #Hunger #Worldnews #Environment #Climatecrisis #Family #Humanrights #Aid #Internallydisplacedpeople #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #TheGuardian #
https://www.europesays.com/africa/467879/ SheForum Africa Urges Collective Action to End Child Marriage #2026InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild #Africa #AfricanInternationalCollege #ChildMarriage #PanAfricanOrganisation #SheForumAfrica
One in five Indian women married before 18: The child marriage challenge https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/child-marriage-in-india-unicef-data-laws-challenges-rur8ybmj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChildMarriage #GirlsRights #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild #UNICEF
https://www.europesays.com/iran/322249/ HRA Investigation Exposes How Digital Matchmaking Platforms Facilitate Child Marriage in Iran #ChildMarriage #Iran
HRA Investigation Exposes How Digital Matchmaking Platforms Facilitate Child Marriage in Iran
HRANA News Agency – A new investigation by Human Rights Activists (HRA) documents how Iran’s “Adam and Eve”…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #ChildMarriage
https://www.europesays.com/iran/322249/
https://www.europesays.com/people/253156/ Newsom Signs Bill Banning Child Marriage in California #california #ChildMarriage #CourtneyStodden #GavinNewsom #GovernorGavinNewsom
CALIFORNIA: State Bans Child Marriage Without Exceptions
#California #USNews #ChildMarriage #GavinNewsom #HarbouchaNews
https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2026/10/california-state-bans-child-marriage.html
California outlaws child marriage, joining 17 other US states
By Uwa Ede-Osifo
Advocacy group that pushed for the legislation says 9,000 children are married in California every year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/california-outlaws-child-marriage
#California #Childmarriage #LawUS #GavinNewsom #USnews #WestCoast #Children #USpolitics #Society #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo
California outlaws child marriage, joining 17 other US states https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/california-outlaws-child-marriage #California #ChildMarriage #LawUs #GavinNewsom #UsNews #WestCoast #Children #UsPolitics #Society
https://www.europesays.com/people/250547/ California new laws 2026: What Newsom signed and vetoed #AIProtections #BayArea #BillsSignedAndVetoed #CaliforniaNewLaws2026 #ChildMarriage #ElectricityCosts #GavinNewsom #HomeInsurance #Housing #Immigration
https://www.europesays.com/people/250467/ Newsom signs final bills: Child marriage, vaping, cocktails-to-go #BillSigning #BillSignings #bills #california #CaliforniaGovGavinNewsom #ChildMarriage #CocktailsToGo #evidence #FinalBill #GavinNewsom #GoldenGateBridge #GovGavinNewsom #governor #ID #law #newsom #ScienceBond #SexualAssaultCase #year
https://www.europesays.com/people/250390/ California Bans Child Marriage as Courtney Stodden Looks On #aclu #california #ChildMarriage #CourtneyStodden #ForcedMarriage #GavinNewsom #minors
California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm9mnn0w3eo
Incredible that it is still legal in so many states!
https://www.europesays.com/people/249543/ Newsom signs California bill banning child marriage #18Years #AB1267 #AssemblyJudiciary #california #CaliforniaCommission #CaliforniaLegislature #ChildMarriage #ChristinaSutton #DomesticPartnerships #GailPellerin #GavinNewsom #Jan12027 #MinimumAge #NoExceptions #ParentalConsent #SantaCruz #SenateJudiciary #SuperiorCourt #UnchainedAtLast #YoungCalifornians
Yes, Child Marriage Exists in the US. Here’s Why — and How State-by-State Efforts Aim to End It.
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/y...
#ChildMarriage
#pedophiles
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Yes, Child Marriage Exists in the US. Here’s Why — and How State-by-State Efforts Aim to End It.
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/yes-child-marriage-exists-in-the-us-heres-why-and/
https://www.europesays.com/3273556/ In ‘Lotus Leadership,’ Kamini Ramani Explores What Immigrant Daughters Owe the Mothers Who Taught Them to Be Strong but Quiet #AAPIWomen #ArtificialIntelligenceOrAI #ChildMarriage #family #immigrant #LGBTQIA+ #marriage #motherhood #OlderWomenAndAging #RedefiningPower:IndianAmericanFeminism(Series) #WomenInTheMilitary #WomenWriters
https://www.europesays.com/africa/442633/ Girls Not Brides urges stronger action as Uganda reviews child marriage and teenage pregnancy strategy #ChildMarriage #GirlsNotBridesUganda #Girls’Rights #JoyceNakato #MinistryOfGender #TeenagePregnancy #Uganda
CN #ChildMarriage #Rape
and other horrific crimes against #Gaza women are accelerating on an unprecedented scale.
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Report #UNFPA
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Families found complicit will lose access to all state welfare schemes. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/60-000-births-by-underage-mothers-in-just-6-months-west-bengal-govt-steps-up-child-marriage-hunt-cxczp1u2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #underage #pregnancy #WestBengal #childmarriage
November 27 is now UN day against child marriage: What it means and how it could impact India https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/un-child-marriage-day-november-27-india-impact-lvo7cczp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChildMarriage #ChildRights #UnitedNations #UN #ChildProtection
@QasimRashid
Speaking of, I know California is debating a ban on #ChildMarriage right now. I hope those pro-ban are successful.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article317008692.html
https://www.europesays.com/people/204231/ California passes bill that would outlaw child marriage #bill #california #ChildMarriage #coercion #GavinNewsom #girl #law #MarriageLicense #measure #minor #newsom #parent #pellerin #StateAssembly #StateSenate #study
The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives | Editorial
By Editorial
There’s growing agreement that under-18s need to be protected – but international turmoil is pushing many towards wedlock
#Childmarriage #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Reproductiverights #Worldnews #Taliban #SierraLeone #Afghanistan #SouthandcentralAsia #Humanrights #TheGuardian #Editorial
The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/26/the-guardian-view-on-child-marriage-girls-should-not-be-wives #ChildMarriage #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality #ReproductiveRights #WorldNews #Taliban #SierraLeone #Afghanistan #SouthAndCentralAsia #HumanRights
After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan | Gordon Brown
By Gordon Brown
Even in the face of appalling repression, girls yearn to fulfil their educational potential. We must set up a global fund to help them
#Afghanistan #Taliban #Childmarriage #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Women #Worldnews #TheGuardian #GordonBrown
After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan | Gordon Brown https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/five-years-taliban-rule-afghan-women-and-girls-need-our-help #Afghanistan #Taliban #ChildMarriage #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Women #WorldNews
Courtney Stodden Is Fighting for Something Bigger Than Jason Alexander’s Apology
It took fourteen and a half years, but Jason Alexander finally apologized. On Wednesday, the “Seinfeld” actor issued…
#NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #ChildMarriage #CourtneyStodden #Dr.Drew #Entertainment #JasonAlexander #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/706921/
Courtney Stodden Is Fighting for Something Bigger Than Jason Alexander’s Apology
#Variety #News #ChildMarriage #CourtneyStodden #DrDrew #JasonAlexander
Courtney Stodden Is Fighting for Something Bigger Than Jason Alexander’s Apology
Oh hey, that country where Child Marriage is still legal and it's elected President is a Peadophile...
‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage
By Neda Noran and Atousa Azar for Zan Times
Afghanistan is seeing a resurgence in underage brides and mothers as desperate families sell their children in order to eat
#Womensrightsandgenderequality #WomenundertheTaliban #Globaldevelopment #Childmarriage #Taliban #Society #Afghanistan #SouthandcentralAsia #Poverty #TheGuardian #NedaNoran #AtousaAzarforZanTimes
Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
By Sarah Johnson
The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts
#Globaldevelopment #Globaleducation #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Education #YvetteCooper #Politics #Foreignpolicy #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #UKnews #Universities #Highereducation #SouthSudan #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Childmarriage #Africa #Worldnews #SarahJohnson
Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/04/overseas-education-project-for-women-and-girls-axed-by-uk-after-two-years #GlobalDevelopment #GlobalEducation #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality #Education #YvetteCooper #Politics #ForeignPolicy #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #Universities #HigherEducation #SouthSudan #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #ChildMarriage #Africa #Wo...
States with no mininimum age:
California
Mississippi
New Mexico
States with minimum age = 15:
Hawaii
Kansas
More info:
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-where-child-marriage-lawful-after-ok-ban-12048200
"Child marriage is defined as a marriage where at least one of the parties is under 18, which the United Nations calls a human rights violation and a form of forced marriage since at least one or both parties have not given their full, free and informed consent."
"Map Shows Where Child Marriage Is Lawful After OK (Oklahoma) Ban Becomes Law"
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-where-child-marriage-lawful-after-ok-ban-12048200
Oklahoma recently became the 17th state to ban child marriage.
"Enacting these provisions is critical as it directly impacts hundreds of children—most of them young girls—whose protections under the law are now strengthened."
Can you guess which 3 states have no minimum age for marriage? See reply for an answer
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https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116669194048890992
Spotlight on Early Union: Lakshmi's Song of Resilience
A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh uses song to protest child marriage, inspiring 60 girls to continue education.
#ChildMarriage, #UttarPradesh, #GirlsEducation, #LakshmisSong, #DEHAT
https://newsletter.tf/16-year-old-sings-to-stop-child-marriage-in-up/
A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh is using her voice through song to fight against child marriage. Her efforts have already helped 60 girls choose education over early marriage.
#ChildMarriage, #UttarPradesh, #GirlsEducation, #LakshmisSong, #DEHAT
https://newsletter.tf/16-year-old-sings-to-stop-child-marriage-in-up/
@QasimRashid In the #UnitedStates ‘stone-age’ (fake) #Christians that claim #ChildMarriage is a god-given right are called #Talibangelicals.
1942 Tennessee Case: 14-Year-Old Mattie Pearl Manning Convicted of Husband’s Murder
📰 Original title: The Story of Child Shooting Her Middle-Aged Husband in Tennessee, 1942
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👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
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1942 Tennessee Case: 14-Year-Old Mattie Pearl Manning Convicted of Husband’s Murder
📰 Original title: The Story of Child Shooting Her Middle-Aged Husband in Tennessee, 1942
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👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
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The Taliban’s new family law decree in Afghanistan says the silence of a “virgin girl” can be treated as consent to marriage under certain circumstances, drawing criticism from rights groups and activists https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/taliban-afghanistan-marriage-law-virgin-girl-silence-consent-child-marriage-rights-pk8pxclc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Afghanistan #Taliban #WomenRights #ChildMarriage
The #USNaziParty LOST in #Oklahoma
#JJHumphreys and 35 other #GOPnazis voted against BAN on #ChildMarriage
Luckily, everyone else had enough sense to ban adults marrying children.
A 16-year-old girl in Bengaluru was rescued from an alleged child marriage after her boyfriend alerted officials ahead of the wedding https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/bengaluru-16-year-old-girl-rescued-from-child-marriage-after-boyfriend-alerts-authorities-l6osuxyo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Bengaluru #ChildMarriage
📉 Who would've thought that keeping girls in school could actually reduce child marriages? 🎓 In other news, water is wet. Meanwhile, Nature.com is too busy waging war on outdated browsers to notice their own CSS apocalypse. 💻🚀
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00796-2 #childmarriage #education #girlsinschool #technology #CSSNature #outdatedbrowsers #HackerNews #ngated
Child marriages plunged when girls stayed in school in Nigeria
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00796-2
#HackerNews #childmarriage #education #girls #empowerment #Nigeria
Maharashtra Eyes Wedding Invitations to Stem Child Marriages
Maharashtra plans to ask for birthdates on wedding invitations to help stop child marriages and underage mothers. This affects families and children.
#ChildMarriage, #Maharashtra, #WeddingInvites, #ChildRights, #UnderagePregnancy
https://newsletter.tf/maharashtra-birthdates-on-wedding-invites-child-marriage/
Maharashtra may soon require birthdates on wedding invitations. This is a new plan to fight child marriages in the state.
#ChildMarriage, #Maharashtra, #WeddingInvites, #ChildRights, #UnderagePregnancy
https://newsletter.tf/maharashtra-birthdates-on-wedding-invites-child-marriage/
As part of the investigation, statements from persons suspected of having witnessed the ceremony will be recorded. CCTV footage from the mosque will also be examined. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/child-marriage-in-kasaragod-panchayat-member-who-leads-anti-child-marriage-panel-among-accused-uhvtj5y6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaPolice #Kasaragod #ChildMarriage #Kerala
#israel #palestine : #war / #women / #children / #mentalhealth / #uno / #unfpa
„More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in Palestine into what one UN official describes as a “profound mental health emergency”, with girls facing heightened risks, including a resurgence in #childmarriage.“
A 14-year-old Delhi girl, who ran away from home and was allegedly sold into marriage, died after a 40-day fight for life at GTB Hospital. Delhi Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime/delhi-teen-ran-away-at-14-and-sold-into-forced-marriage-dies-after-40-day-hospital-battle-w7koogmj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiTragedy #ChildMarriage #ForcedMarriage #TeenGirlDeath
