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Courageous Voice Honoree Empowers Fellow Survivors of Domestic Violence
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February 25th, 2014Our 2014 Courageous Voice Honoree, Mercy Cooper, broke free of an abusive relationship, and today, helps train police officers to recognize and respond to domestic violence. The former Tahirih client will be honored at our 17th Annual Greater DC Gala.
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Tahirih’s Founder Delves Into Equality, Cultural Relativism, and Violence Against Women with Carnegie Council
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October 28th, 2013Society is in a stage of adolescence, and equality between women and men is a necessary condition for growth, Tahirih Founder and Executive Director Layli Miller-Muro told an audience Oct. 15 at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
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Senate Passes Bill That Would Benefit Immigrant Survivors of Violence
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June 28th, 2013Tahirih Justice Center praises the United States Senate’s passage yesterday of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.
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The Effectiveness of Non-Partisanship: Reflections from Tahirih’s Leadership on VAWA Advocacy
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March 15th, 2013Being genuinely non-partisan helps ensure that Tahirih can weather all the storms that pass through Washington.
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A Hard-Won Victory for Survivors: VAWA Is Renewed!
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March 1st, 2013Each VAWA reauthorization represents a crucial opportunity not only to continue, but also to improve and increase, our nation’s commitment to ending domestic and sexual violence.
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Urge Congress to Fully Fund Programs for Refugees
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January 13th, 2013The Office of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has an urgent humanitarian mandate to protect refugees, including vulnerable survivors of trafficking, torture, persecution, and violence. But the very funds ORR needs to meet its promise to survivors are now in jeopardy.
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Meet Najdah: A Young Woman Fighting for Freedom Against All Odds
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December 14th, 2012Women and girls like Najdah and Malala are targeted in the hope that their heroic voices will not be heard.