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UN Association Honors Tahirih’s Miller-Muro for Work in Human Rights
December 16th, 2013Miller-Muro described as tireless advocate for immigrant women’s rights.
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Founder of Tahirih to Receive Human Rights Award
December 6th, 2013Layli Miller-Muro, who founded Tahirih in 1997, will be honored as part of UNA-NCA’s annual Human Rights Awards Reception.
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Immigrants Live in ‘Double Shadow’ of Domestic Violence
December 2nd, 2013Deysi Gonzalez’s diary begins with this sentence: “On July 3, 2002, I met the man I thought would be the love of my life.” Instead, she continues in neat Spanish script, the handsome acquaintance who courted her in Guatemala turned into a possessive bully who stalked and beat her.
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PRESS STATEMENT: Tahirih Houston Commends Launch of Anti-Human Trafficking Police Unit
November 27th, 2013Tahirih Houston commends city officials for launching a special police unit dedicated solely to the investigation and eradication of human trafficking in Houston.
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Tahirih Convenes Congressional Briefing to Urge Survivor-Inspired Immigration Reform
November 22nd, 2013Imagine jumping out of a plane without a parachute. That’s exactly what Tahirih’s Public Policy Director Jeanne Smoot asked an audience to imagine this week at a Congressional briefing convened to urge survivor-inspired immigration reform.
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Akin Gump Wins MarCom Award for Tahirih Brochure
November 14th, 2013A leading international law firm in Tahirih’s pro bono network received a prestigious design award this month for a marketing brochure it created to help Tahirih convey our mission to […]
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Tahirih’s Founder Delves Into Equality, Cultural Relativism, and Violence Against Women with Carnegie Council
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.