Forced marriage

DNA: Child Marriage in United States?

America expresses concern about child marriage in other countries. Even in many countries it opposes child marriage.

May 02, 2024, 02:46 AM IST

Afghanistan horror: 'The Taliban are going door-to-door, taking away women and girls over 15 for marriage'

The prospect of being forcibly married to the Taliban now afflicts millions of Afghan girls and women; the security blanket once provided to them by the NATO presence has been torn away with Afghanistan falling to the Taliban

Aug 25, 2021, 14:49 PM IST

Pune: Man forced to marry girlfriend in ICU after she attempts suicide, flees later

A man was forced to marry his girlfriend at a hospital at Chakan in Pune district after she attempted suicide, the police said on Thursday.

Dec 06, 2019, 14:05 PM IST

Incidents of bride trafficking by Chinese men in Pakistan causes alarm

New York-based international NGO Human Rights Watch has raised concern of Pakistani girls being trafficked by Chinese men - often with the lure of money, visa or both.

May 05, 2019, 20:45 PM IST

7 detained over alleged forced conversion, marriages of 2 teenage Hindu girls in Pakistan

Two girls were allegedly kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki district in Sindh on the eve of Holi. 

Mar 25, 2019, 17:10 PM IST

Britain probes whether some Sharia courts legitimise forced marriage, divorces unfair to women

"There is only one rule of law in our country, which provides rights and security for every citizen," interior minister Theresa May said in a statement.

May 27, 2016, 04:35 AM IST