A rising anti-immigrant backlash, fueled by widespread frustration with congressional inaction on comprehensive immigration reform, could lead to increased efforts to promote local enforcement of immigration laws in the 2007 […]

Tahirih recently won an important legal victory in its fight for the protection of foreign women who meet American men through international marriage brokers, commonly known as “mail-order bride” agencies.

Tahirih Justice Center has been selected as one of five finalists for the prestigious 2007 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management.

Ivana* was exhausted by reliving the abuse each time she had to testify. Her husband, Jack,* drank heavily three or four times a week. He raped, slapped, pushed, and yelled […]

The mission of Equal Justice Works is to create a just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice.

Founder Layli Miller-Muro was one of few leaders selected to participate in Leadership Greater Washington, a membership organization that connects and challenges regional leaders for the purpose of improving the quality of life in the Greater Washington area.

Tahirih recently received the highly competitive New Voices Fellowship, which is funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by the Academy for Educational Development.

MOU would create an instant “chilling effect” on immigrant communities, jeopardizing not only the safety of battered immigrant women and girls, but public safety in general.

Imagine you fled the country you were born and raised in. Imagine you sold all your possessions so that your children could escape persecution. You just arrived in a new country to seek protection.

Nearly 400 distinguished guests and participants honored courageous women and girls seeking justice from gender-based violence.