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News from the Field
Just Rights for Children sends a quarterly newsletter featuring news from our partners, national advocacy, and latest impact data. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.
When the Community Becomes the First Line of Defence
Behind every child marriage prevented is a person who acted. These are the stories of law enforcement officers, grassroots workers, and community members who did exactly that. Across Nepal, individuals, communities, and government officials are increasingly converging to prevent child marriage and the results are visible. These two cases from 2026 show what that convergence looks like in practice. Child Marriage Stopped on the Wedding Day On 4 February 2026, in Dumrigaun, T
"Our Rights Are Not Optional"
- Deepika, Child Marriage survivor and activist, Nepal Justice for children does not enforce itself. It takes people. Mobilisers are the children, survivors, faith leaders, and grassroots organisations who demand that crimes against children are taken seriously and prosecuted. This is the story of Deepika who chose her own future and is now helping other girls choose theirs. In Bara District, Nepal, where poverty, dowry practices, and generations of tradition make child marri
The Note in the Drop Box
Justice for children does not enforce itself. It takes people. Mobilisers are the children, survivors, faith leaders, and grassroots organisations who demand that crimes against children are taken seriously and prosecuted. This is the story of a girl who fought for her own future, and won. At a school in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India, there is a drop box where students can leave notes. A 14 year old student had written anonymously that her parents were forcefully arran
From Child Marriage to International Relations: Her Future, Reclaimed
Rosilla was nine years old when she was forced into marriage with a man more than four times her age. When she was hawking milk, someone intervened and everything changed. Today she studies International Relations at university and advocates for girls who are still waiting for that same intervention. Her story is not just one of survival. It is one of what survival can become.
The Friend Who Showed Up
Justice for children does not enforce itself. It takes people. Mobilisers are the children, survivors, faith leaders, and grassroots organisations who demand that crimes against children are taken seriously and prosecuted. This is the story of a girl who refused to let her friend's future be taken away. Early this year, the Just Rights for Children toll-free helpline received a tip: a 15-year-old girl named Ruksha, in Balarpur village, Purnea District, Bihar, was being marrie
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