The main Census findings have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child marriages across the country ...

The main Census findings, released on 31 December 2024,  have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child ...

Although the government introduced free Education in Primary and Secondary Schools to ensure all children attend school, several are still being forced to marry leaving them semi-illiterate and unable ...

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, was amended in 1978, where the lawful age of marriage of girls was increased from 15 to 18 years and of boys from 18 to 21 years. The Indian Government enacted ...

Child marriage—a legal or informal relationship before the age of 18—remains a largely neglected global issue, impacting girls almost two-thirds more than boys, despite its abuses of children ...

“We are committed to helping these girls, who, otherwise, would have been subjected to harmful practices that endanger their health.” Read: The male champions taking on FGM and child marriage in ...

Assam police arrested 416 individuals in a recent operation against child marriage, registering 335 cases. This is part of an ongoing statewide crackdown, with thousands arrested since last year. The ...

This is further exacerbated by the alarming rate of child marriage in the state, with 71% of school-age girls married before the age of 18, according to UNICEF. The lack of education among girls ...

EDITORIAL: At a recent workshop on “ Sexual and Reproductive Health and child marriages: Challenges and the Way Forward” jointly hosted by an NGO, Potohar Organisation for Development Advocacy ...