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The Bangladesh Parliament on Monday passed revisions to the Child Marriage Restraint Act , allowing girls under the age of 18 to be married under "special circumstances." The revisions do not change the...

A proposed revision to the Child Marriage Restraint Act in Bangladesh includes a provision that will allow for girls under the age of 18 to marry in "special cases," according to Girls Not Brides [advocacy...

Lebanese lawmakers took steps on Wednesday to overturn a law that allows rapists to avoid prosecution if they marry their victims. Article 522 of the penal code was ratified in the 1940s and maintains that those found guilty...

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday that the government would withdraw a controversial bill that may have allowed men to marry girls under 18 without being guilty of sexual assault. The bill would have...

Government officials gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting on Wednesday considered a report on the growing problem of violence and severe discrimination against people with albinism. The report, written by human rights expert...

Women from various African countries gathered at Mt. Kilimanjaro to demand land rights Saturday during observations of International Day of Rural Women . The protest, dubbed the "Kilimanjaro initiative," is an attempt to bring attention to the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Nepal of not doing all it could to prevent child marriages as a report detailed at least 37 percent of girls are still being married before age 18. Nepal is...

In a press release Friday a UN rights expert expressed on-going concerns for the safety of persons with albinism in Mozambique, while at the same time recognizing that the nation had taken successful steps to improve conditions. Specifically, the...

The Gambia and Tanzania announced the end of the practice of child marriage along with prison sentences for those who continue the tradition. Gambian President Yahya Jemmah on Wednesday announced that "s from today, July 6,...

In her first report to the UN Human Rights Council, UN expert Ikponwosa Ero noted the increasing violence against people with albinism triggered by fallacious "witchcraft" beliefs. Those with albinism are reportedly being hunted, killed and...