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The Women Campaigning to End Child Marriage in the United States
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March 17th, 2016Child marriage and forced marriage are not problems that affect only one community or one country. These are universal girls’ issues.
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Historic Bill to Prevent Child Marriage Heads to Governor’s Desk
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March 11th, 2016BREAKING NEWS: Virginia passes bill to protect vulnerable children and teens from coerced and forced marriage.
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State Legislatures Take Aim at Child Marriage
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March 10th, 2016Proponents of child marriage legislation want to see it in all 50 states, because they say that victims of forced and child marriage face severe and lifelong consequences.
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Efforts Intensify to Curtail Child Marriage in the U.S.
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February 19th, 2016Child marriage in the U.S. has escaped intensive scrutiny, writes David Crary of the Associated Press.
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Virginians, You’re Helping Our Historic Child Marriage Bill Cross the Finish Line!
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February 12th, 2016Please take 10 minutes to call or email 10 Virginia lawmakers by 10 a.m. Monday … and change the future for girls all across Virginia.
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Let’s Change Marriage Laws That Put Girls at Risk
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January 15th, 2016A bill that would pioneer protections for girls at risk of child marriage has just been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly.
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America’s Child Marriage Problem
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October 13th, 2015In the United States today, thousands of children under 18 have recently taken marital vows — mostly girls married to adult men, often with approval from local judges.