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11 Years Old, a Mom, and Pushed to Marry Her Rapist in Florida
News
May 26th, 2017New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof cited the work of Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative in this op-ed on child marriage in the U.S.
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Too Young to Say ‘I Do’?
News
April 25th, 2017A former client of Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative shared her powerful story with the New York Times Upfront to raise awareness about child marriage in the U.S.
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A Child Bride in Texas
News
January 27th, 2016A writer opens up about her mother’s harrowing experience with forced marriage in the Houston Chronicle.
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2014 Impact Report
Pubs
July 2nd, 2015In 2014, we launched the Children’s Border Project to respond to the acute needs of unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border, and our groundbreaking Forced Marriage Initiative reached new heights of success.
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2013 Impact Report
Pubs
April 23rd, 2014At the time of this publication, Tahirih had assisted nearly 15,000 women and children seeking protection from gender-based human rights abuses such as rape, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, human trafficking, “honor” crimes, and forced marriage.
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“Honor Killing” Under Growing Scrutiny in U.S.
News
April 5th, 2012Although many Americans may think that phenomena such as forced marriages and so-called “honor killings” exist only overseas, social service agencies, educators, and a growing number of law enforcement personnel know differently.
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Reverse Harmful Asylum Denial for FGM Survivor
Action Alerts
April 22nd, 2008The nation’s highest immigration court recently issued a disturbing decision denying an asylum request from a young woman who was subjected to female genital mutilation as a child and fears a forced marriage if she is returned to Mali. We need your help to put gender-based asylum law back on track.