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Tahirih’s Press Statement on VAWA Reauthorization
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March 11th, 2022Last night, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a vote that was six years in the making. The Tahirih Justice Center applauds Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for their legislative leadership in the fight to get VAWA over the finish line. The new authorization provides more than $500 million to increase resources for survivors of violence.
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The Reauthorization of VAWA Was Necessary and Contains Historic Gains But Falls Short for Immigrant Survivors of Violence
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March 11th, 2022Last night, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a vote that was six years in the making. The Tahirih Justice Center applauds Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for their legislative leadership in the fight to get VAWA over the finish line. The new authorization provides more than $500 million to increase resources for survivors of violence.
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Tahirih’s Founder Involved in Landmark Asylum Victory
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October 14th, 2021At the age of 17, Fauziya Kassindja fled Togo and sought asylum in the United States to avoid a forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Instead of finding protection, she […]
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Creating a safer world for Indigenous women and girls—together.
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October 10th, 2021October 11 marks both International Day of the Girl and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, observances that illuminate the ways gender-based violence particularly impacts those who live at the dangerous intersections of sexism, racism, and xenophobia.
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Stand with Survivors: 6th Ground Resources for Advocates
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September 24th, 2021Advocating for gender as a 6th ground of asylum Survivors of gender-based persecution continue to suffer to this day because the Refugee Convention failed to name gender as an independent […]
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For some young people, summer isn’t a vacation at all
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July 19th, 2021For some children and young adults, this time out of school can also carry with it the risk of an unwanted engagement or marriage.