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GUWAHATI, India -- More than 2,000 people were arrested Friday in India's remote northeast after a government crackdown on illegal child marriages, police said. India is home to more than 220 million child brides, according to UN figures, but the number of child weddings has fallen dramatically...

(UNSPLASH) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Dec. 7 led the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11596, also known as “An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage.” DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo, in his message read...

Sad news was released last Sunday, November 14, when Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted the death of nine-year-old boy Ezra Blount. "I am saddened to learn of Ezra’s death this evening. Our city tonight prays for his mom, dad, grandparents, other family members and classmates at this time....

Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan has called for an end to forced and fixed child marriages that remain a practice in the Philippines, more particularly in areas in Mindanao. Child marriage Sangcopan aired the appeal as she reiterated the call for the swift passage of...