A bride and groom who are 15 and almost 40… Why are judges letting children marry adults in the United States?

In 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.

Most people wouldn’t associate Montgomery County with human trafficking. But experts say it’s happening here. Our Baltimore Director Morgan Weibel talks to Bethesda Magazine about problematic gaps in services for victims.

Houston has one of the nation’s largest court backlogs, and the absence of just one judge can have a significant impact in the city’s chronically overrun immigration court system, according to an article published on Aug. 26 in the Houston Chronicle.

Jaha’s journey has been transformative, not just for her, but for me. I am humbled to see someone so young leading us all as we fight for equality for girls and women.

“You have treated us worse than an animal.” This is Lilian’s message. The teen mom slit her wrists at a detention center in Texas.

Violence against women and girls is not just a problem in countries like Afghanistan and Somalia. It’s happening in the U.S., too.