Doctors, parents and studies are reporting a rise in such cases, with some children getting their periods as young as 8.

Girls, especially girls of color, are inordinately subjected to a type of court order that's designed to protect them but often punishes them—or worse.

In April of 2015, after Ebola ravaged Sierra Leone and paralyzed West Africa, schools finally began reopening. Thousands of children eagerly returned to school after nine months stuck at home, but 13-year-old Isatu and her…

Inside El Salvador's devastating femicide crisis.