Tahirih’s Director of Public Policy, Casey Carter Swegman, wrote an op-ed in Ms. Magazine in support of the Child Marriage Prevention Act, which would go a long way towards ending […]

The Tahirih Justice Center has served over 34,000 immigrant survivors fleeing gender-based violence since 1997. Across our five locations, our dedicated staff members provide holistic trauma-informed services to immigrant survivors […]

At the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, survivor of child marriage and internationally-recognized expert on the issue Naila Amin advocates for a federal law, the Child Marriage Prevention Act, […]

During this National Celebration of Pro Bono week, we are thrilled to uplift the dedication and impact of attorneys at commercial law firms who provide their services free of charge to Tahirih clients, many of whom are living below the poverty line. We begin with Erin Culbertson, Senior Associate at Three Crowns LLP.

Tahirih Justice Center reacts to U.S. government’s latest attack on asylum Falls Church – Reacting to additional asylum restrictions from DHS and DOJ, Casey Carter Swegman, Director of Policy at […]

Falls Church – While all of Washington, DC’s mid-Atlantic neighbors have taken action to limit or end child marriage, it remains legal in the District in 2024. But the DC […]

With 13 states having ended child marriage entirely, and every state from North Carolina to Maine taking action on the issue since 2016, D.C. must take urgent action to end child marriage.

Archi Pyati: “Anyone, of any political ideology, should embrace these principles and work to achieve a truly just, equitable, and safe world”  Falls Church – Tahirih Justice Center is a […]

In September 1994, Congress passed the landmark, bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that saved and transformed countless lives. After the passage of VAWA, the rate of intimate […]