Clara is one of an increasing number of girls, between ages 10 and 14, who have become pregnant in their early adolescence. Stories like hers are at the heart of a fierce debate between lawmakers, ...

Indira Jaising as amicus curiae has argued out that blanket criminalisation of consensual relationships between adolescents aged 16-18 often results in the misuse of law, particularly in cases of ...

The Philippines until now has had one of the world's lowest minimum ages of sexual consent, behind Nigeria's age of 11, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

With Iraq considering lowering the marriage age for girls to nine, Newsweek looks at marriage and consent laws around the world.