Delaware Governor John Carney has signed into law a bill that sets the state’s minimum age of marriage at 18. With this law, Delaware is the first state in the nation to limit marriage to individuals age 18 or older, no exceptions.

The Attorney General is about to decide whether to reverse policy that offers asylum to survivors of gender-based violence. Learn how Tahirih is leading the charge to maintain asylum for survivors.

Today, Tahirih delivered our petition on asylum for domestic violence survivors to the Attorney General. At the time of delivery, this petition had received nearly 60,000 signatures!

Across the country, we’ve seen tremendous growth in the movement to protect girls from the risks and harms of child marriage. Learn more about recent legislative victories in Kentucky and Florida.

Tahirih hailed another milestone moment in the campaign to end child marriage when Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed into law SB 48.

Florida joined the national movement to end child marriage when Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB 140.

Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with NPR about a critical bill to overhaul Kentucky’s child marriage laws.