In a village in Rajasthan where child marriage was once seen as tradition rather than unlawful, resistance was almost unthinkable. Yet one teenager chose to say no. Payal Jangid, who was once expected ...

Although it has decreased significantly, in Asian households until a few years ago, a lot of emphasis was placed on the institution of marriage, to the point that it was considered a crucial part of ...

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime are ...

The new drama I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story premieres on Lifetime Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8/7c. Narrated by Stodden herself, the new Lifetime original movie revisits Stodden’s ...

Courtney Stodden was just 16 years old when she became a tabloid fixture after marrying a much, much older man in 2011. In the 15 years since she first made headlines, Stodden has run the 21st-century ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bride, however, was stunned to spot a few kids in the crowd and is now wondering whether or not to bring it up to her family ...

Australian Kmart — which has no relation to U.S. Kmart — yanked a child bride Halloween costume after more than 500 people signed an online petition claiming that it normalizes sex trafficking. "A ...

The sister wrote that the bride is "the type of person who wants a 'perfect aesthetic' for everything" Getty A Reddit user sparked conversation after asking if she was in the wrong for refusing to ...

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have ...

Courtney Stodden rose to fame as a tabloid fixture and reality TV star after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at age 16. The couple divorced in 2020, and she's since accused him of grooming ...