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Protect Kentucky’s Children From Forced Marriage and Other Harms of Child Marriage
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January 3rd, 2018This fact sheet provides information on the ways Kentucky’s current minimum marriage age laws put children at risk.
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Key Findings: 2017 Advocate and Legal Service Survey Regarding Immigrant Survivors
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May 18th, 2017Tahirih and a coalition of national organizations sent out a survey to the field in April 2017 to learn more about how survivors have been impacted by recent immigration policies. This fact sheet shows the results of the survey.
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Tahirih Statement of Principles: Promoting Public Safety by Ensuring Access to Police Protection for Immigrant Women and Girls
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May 5th, 2017This statement of principles from the Tahirih highlights the critical importance of community trust in local police and addresses misperceptions about so-called “sanctuary” policies.
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Backgrounder on HB 799 / SB 861 to Raise Maryland’s Minimum Marriage Age
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March 24th, 2017This backgrounder provides statistics on Maryland’s child marriage problem and urges legislators to support HB 799 / SB 861.
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Child Marriage in the United States: A Serious Problem With a Simple First-Step Solution
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November 8th, 2016Read this backgrounder to learn more about child marriage in the United States and the laws that allow it to persist.
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Outreach Packet
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January 1st, 2016Please get involved right now in the fight to end the epidemic of violence against women and girls! Immigrant women and girls who are disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence need your help in the struggle for safety and dignity. Host an event and bring along our outreach tool kit to spread the word.
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A Beacon of Hope: Our History
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January 1st, 2016Layli Miller-Muro founded Tahirih in 1997 following her involvement as a student attorney in a precedent-setting case that revolutionized asylum law in the United States. Learn more about our pioneering history in the protection of women and girls.