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It Happens Here, Too: American Girls Face Forced Marriage
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March 14th, 2016We’ve uncovered only the tip of the iceberg of the issue of child marriage in the United States.
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Historic Bill to Prevent Child Marriage Heads to Governor’s Desk
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March 11th, 2016BREAKING NEWS: Virginia passes bill to protect vulnerable children and teens from coerced and forced marriage.
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Does Child Marriage Hit Home For You? Please Share Your Experience!
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March 11th, 2016Your voice matters in the movement to end child marriage in the United States.
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State Legislatures Take Aim at Child Marriage
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March 10th, 2016Proponents of child marriage legislation want to see it in all 50 states, because they say that victims of forced and child marriage face severe and lifelong consequences.
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Amicus Brief Argues Young Asylum-Seeker Deserves New Hearing
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March 1st, 2016The decision to deny asylum to a young gay man from Mexico undermines legal protections for vulnerable survivors.
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New Guidance for Asylum Officers Will Better Protect Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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February 26th, 2016USCIS recognizes that in communities where FGM/C occurs, other forms of persecution may await a girl or woman if she were forced to return to her home country.
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Efforts Intensify to Curtail Child Marriage in the U.S.
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February 19th, 2016Child marriage in the U.S. has escaped intensive scrutiny, writes David Crary of the Associated Press.