(U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives — “The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009, an initiative…
(UK) Father fails in fight to change unlawful killing verdict — Shafilea Ahmed — “A few months earlier, she had refused an arranged marriage, and,…
Egypt: “Family of Abducted Christian Coptic Teenager Assaulted By Muslim Mob” Egypt – AINA reports: — “In another incident of abduction and forced Islamization of…
US lawmakers slam Saudi for teaching ‘hatred’ — “US lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Saudi government to stop distributing children’s religious textbooks they claimed…
Tiananmen Mom Remembers Son Killed 20 Years Ago — Newsweek: “Twenty years after her teenage son’s death in Tiananmen Square, Ding Zilin waits for an…
(Malaysia/Indonesia) Teenage model who married Malaysian prince ‘flees abusive marriage’ — Manohara Odelia Pinot: “I’ve been treated like an animal. I’m like his property and…
(Saudi Arabia) Fifty-year-old Saudi divorces child bride — “A 50-year-old Saudi man has agreed to divorce his nine-year-old bride, after the marriage drew international criticism.”…
(Pakistan) “Brother kills girl for honour” — “Saira Bano, 19, was shot dead by her brother in Mehmoodabad police limits.” — “A teenage girl was…
(Pakistan) Punjab: Uncle kills eloping niece over ‘honour’ — “A man allegedly killed his teenaged niece on Wednesday morning over ‘honour’ in the Shahdara Police…
Pakistan: Taliban flog 17-year-old girl for having ‘affair’: Govt orders probe into Swat whipping — “Taliban spokesman says girl would have been stoned to death…