US approved thousands of child bride requests in the last decade; ‘My passport ruined my life’

Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl.

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Why does the United States still let 12-year-olds get married?

Michelle DeMello walked into the clerk’s office in Colorado thinking for sure someone would save her.

She was 16 and pregnant. Her Christian community in Green Mountain Falls was pressuring her family to marry her off to her 19-year-old boyfriend. She didn’t think she had the right to say no to the marriage after the mess she felt she’d made. “I could be the example of the shining whore in town, or I could be what everybody wanted me to be at that moment and save my family a lot of honor,” DeMello said. She assumed that the clerk would refuse to approve the marriage. The law wouldn’t allow a minor to marry, right?

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Rescued girl yet to be produced before child welfare committee

Rescued girl yet to be produced before child welfare committee

Four days after the marriage of a minor girl was stopped, the girl is yet to be produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) for further proceedings in Trichy.

Social worker attacked in Noida

Social worker attacked in Noida

A woman social worker from Odisha sustained severe injuries following an attack on her in Noida on Saturday. Lincon Subuddhi, an IT professional-turned social worker, is admitted to a hospital.

Kerala orphanage forces minor girl to marry Saudi man

Kerala orphanage forces minor girl to marry Saudi man

In yet another case of forcing minor Muslim girls into wedlock with Arab nationals in Kerala, a 17-year-old girl has approached Child Welfare Committee alleging that the orphanage authorities, where she had been staying, forced her to marry a man from Saudi Arabia.

Birthdates on Wedding Invitations to Prevent Child Marriages

Birthdates on Wedding Invitations to Prevent Child Marriages


Child marriages are still rampant in the state of Rajasthan, India. To prevent them, the state government this month issued a directive that the birthdates of bride and groom be printed on the wedding invitations.

SWAZILAND – ‘Kwendizisa’, Child Marriages Banned ~~ Celebrate

SWAZILAND – ‘Kwendizisa’, Child Marriages Banned ~~ Celebrate

The practice of men marrying underage girls – which has been an accepted social norm for centuries but has been linked in recent years to the spread of HIV – was recently declared illegal in Swaziland.

Mom in Spain happy that her 10-year-old gave birth; doesn't understand shock

Mom in Spain happy that her 10-year-old gave birth; doesn't understand shock

A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone <0x2014> let alone become an international sensation.

Spanish authorities have released few details about the case to protect the girl's privacy.

Father of baby born to gypsy girl, 10, in Spain was 13-year-old boy

Father of baby born to gypsy girl, 10, in Spain was 13-year-old boy

The boy who fathered the baby born to a 10-year-old girl in Spain is just 13 himself, relatives revealed today.

Authorities decide whether to take baby from child-mother

Authorities decide whether to take baby from child-mother

The Spanish child protection services have entered into the case of a 10-year-old Romanian girl and her newborn baby girl.