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This op-ed shares the story of Pooja Shah’s grandmother, married at age 14. Her story is followed by statistics and information on the impact early marriage has on the education of girls, as well as the increasing number of human rights violations these girls face. Find it here: https://www...

Child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every child has the right to be protected from this harmful practice - one that has devastating consequences for individuals and society. Child marriage is now firmly on the global development agenda, most prominently through its inclusion in...

This video follows the story of Qubra, a Pakistani girl, who was forced to marry at the age of 13 due to her father’s beliefs. ...

A reporter shares her own personal experience with almost being married off at age 16 as well as the larger experiences and trauma experienced by child brides in Bangladesh. ...

This video follows a 13 year old girls’ forceful marriage ceremony in Bangladesh from beginning to end. ...

This video explains how poverty, natural disasters and inaction from the government leads to child marriage as a “survival strategy” for various families in Bangladesh. It also discusses how some local officials go against government laws and facilitate early marriages by accepting bribes or fake...

From the Human Rights Watch, this video includes interviews with girls of age 15 and younger who got married in Nepal. Societal structures and thinking that contribute to child marriages are also discussed. ...

This is the story of Radhika, a young Nepali girl who dropped out of school and gave up her dreams of being a nurse at 16 due to an arranged marriage. She is having her first baby at 17 after people around her told her not to use contraception. ...