CHILD MARRIAGE

Mar 16 2026POLITICS

Colorado's Child Marriage Loophole: A Hidden Crisis

In Colorado, a disturbing practice continues to harm young girls. A legal loophole allows 16- and 17-year-olds to be married off, often to much older men. This isn't just a rare occurrence; thousands of minors have been married under this law in recent years. The majority of these minors are girls,

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Nov 28 2025POLITICS

Sudan's Legal Puzzle: How Laws and War Fuel Child Marriage

Sudan faces a big problem: child marriage is still legal in some parts of the country. This happens because the laws are confusing. One law says child marriage is okay, while another says it's not. This mess makes it hard for people to understand what's right or wrong. The war in Sudan makes things

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Dec 25 2024HEALTH

Parental Child Marriage: How It Affects Kids' Food and Health

You might think that how parents got married doesn't matter much for their kids. But in Indonesia, a new study is showing different. It looked at kids whose parents got married as children themselves. They found that these kids didn't have enough food and weren't as healthy as other kids. This is im

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