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  • 10 Tahirih Justice Center Victories of 2014

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    January 21st, 2015

    As we begin a new year, we would like to take a moment to celebrate some of our top achievements in 2014. Your support throughout the year made these accomplishments possible – thank you! We anticipate many more opportunities to make an impact in the lives of immigrant women and girls in 2015.

  • Congressional Briefing Will Raise Awareness of Inhumane Detention of Traumatized Women and Children

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    January 20th, 2015

    Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are deeply concerned about the harmful impact of family detention centers on already traumatized immigrant women and children fleeing violence.

  • Report Finds Law to Protect Foreign Brides Has Not Been Fully Implemented

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    December 18th, 2014

    Almost a decade has elapsed since Congress passed the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, but U.S. agencies have yet to fully implement and enforce the federal law to safeguard so-called “mail-order” brides from abuse and exploitation, according to a report issued last week.

  • NOW AVAILABLE: Winter 2015 Newsletter

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    December 18th, 2014

    Thank you for making 2014 a huge success! Learn more about what we’ve been up to this winter.

  • Tour to End Forced Marriage Heads to Chicago

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    December 15th, 2014

    Young women speak out in Chicago against forced marriage and gender-based violence as part of national awareness-raising tour A group of South Asian artists and advocates, members of Pomegranate Tree […]

  • It Has to Stop: Warehousing Women and Children is Inhumane

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    December 14th, 2014

    When Maria talks about how escaping her abuser has meant ending up in jail with her daughter, she can’t hold back her tears. Before more jails for women and children spring up across the country, our nation needs to hear 2-year-old Sophie cough and watch 18-year-old Maria cry, like I did.

  • Canadian Bill to Combat Forced Marriage Raises Concerns

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    December 4th, 2014

    As the leading U.S. organization advocating for better protection and support for domestic forced marriage victims, Tahirih welcomes the Canadian government’s commitment to address these fundamental human rights abuses, but has concerns about the bill itself and the ways it may be interpreted and applied.