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Forced Marriage and ‘Honor Killings’ Happen in Britain, U.S., Too
September 18th, 2011Forced marriage and honor violence are often viewed in the West as backward customs relegated to impoverished developing nations. But a spate of gruesome honor killings in the U.K., and new research about the prevalence of underage marriage in the U.S., for the first time show that this kind of violence against women is far more widespread.
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A Night of Extraordinary Women
September 14th, 2011Do something! That’s what the courageous women activists and leaders urged at the launch of the Women in the World Foundation in Manhattan on Tuesday.
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Representation Essential to the Success of an Immigrant’s Case
September 13th, 2011For women and girls like Tahirih’s clients, it is not enough to have just any attorney. Their unique gender-based violence cases require attorneys who are well-versed in both sensitive cultural issues and the extremely complicated and often unexplored territory of gender-based immigration law.
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Dan Rather Interviews Tahirih Founder on Problem of Forced Marriage in U.S.
August 31st, 2011Rather spoke with Miller-Muro about the hidden problem of forced marriage in the U.S.
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Federal Bill Introduced to Eliminate Arbitrary Asylum Deadline that Harms Survivors
March 11th, 2010Proposed legislation would put an end to the one-year filing deadline for asylum. The deadline can have devastating consequences for women and girls seeking refuge from gender-based persecution.
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Department of Justice Reveals Failure to Enforce 2006 Law to Protect Foreign Brides from Abuse
October 16th, 2009As long as IMBRA implementation and enforcement is lagging, vulnerable foreign women who meet American men through IMBs will remain dangerously unaware of lifesaving information about a future partner’s violent criminal history and about their legal rights.
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Precarious Protection: New Tahirih Report Spotlights Dangerous Impact of Unsettled Asylum Laws and Policy on Women
October 2nd, 2009The lack of clarity and coherence in gender-based asylum law is a roadblock to women seeking protection from violence and persecution.