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Dan Rather Interviews Tahirih Founder on Problem of Forced Marriage in U.S.
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August 31st, 2011Rather spoke with Miller-Muro about the hidden problem of forced marriage in the U.S.
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Tahirih to Launch National Survey on Forced Marriage in United States
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April 28th, 2011The United States has just begun to take notice of the problem of forced marriage domestically; however, there is very little shared understanding among non-profits and government agencies of the problem’s full dimensions, nor any coordinated effort to envision strategies and solutions.
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Child Marriage in Washington, D.C.
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September 17th, 2024With 13 states having ended child marriage entirely, and every state from North Carolina to Maine taking action on the issue since 2016, D.C. must take urgent action to end child marriage.
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Historic Legislation Introduced to Prevent Child Marriage in the United States
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August 2nd, 2024Today marks a historic milestone in the fight against child marriage in the United States with the introduction of the Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2024. This groundbreaking federal legislation represents the first concerted effort by the United States Congress to condemn and prevent child marriage domestically.
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New Hampshire Raises Legal Marriage Age to 18 Without Exceptions
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June 14th, 2024Governor Chris Sununu has signed SB 359 into law raising the legal age of marriage to 18 without exceptions in New Hampshire, making it the 13th state to end child marriage.
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Virginia Makes History as 12th State and First in the South to End Child Marriage
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April 9th, 2024HB 994 becomes law ending child marriage in Virginia by establishing a minimum marriage age of 18 without exceptions.
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Virginia Could Become a Leader in the Movement to End Child Marriage – Again
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March 28th, 2024Hellitz Villegas, the Forced Marriage Initiative Program Manager at the Tahirih Justice Center, wrote this op-ed in support of Virginia bill HB 994 ending child marriage in Virginia by setting […]