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Introduction of The Status of Child Marriages in the United States Act
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October 20th, 2020Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Van Taylor introduced the Status of Child Marriage in the United States Act— legislation to study this pressing issue in the U.S. In a statement […]
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Child Marriage Poses Serious Risks to Children
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May 8th, 2020Child marriage remains a serious problem in present-day America. Since 2000, well over 200,000 minors were married, most of them girls married to adult men. Children lack the rights and […]
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Victory in Indiana and Progress in the Movement to End Child Marriage in the U.S.
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April 10th, 2020In the last hours of the Indiana legislative session, HB 1006 (originally HB 1418) achieved final passage with near-unanimous, bicameral, bipartisan support. On March 18, 2020 we hailed a milestone […]
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New Tahirih Report on Child Marriage in the U.S.
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January 23rd, 2020We’re proud to share our new report, Making Progress, But Still Falling Short: A Report on the Movement to End Child Marriage in America. This report contains the latest analysis […]
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Survivors of Child Marriage Speak Out
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January 10th, 2020We’re proud to share with you the new Tahirih report Child Marriage in the U.S.: Survivor Story Compilation. The 20 survivor voices featured in the report provide a powerful window […]
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Updated Appendices to “Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America”
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July 5th, 2019These appendices accompany the Tahirih Justice Center’s 2017 report, “Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America,” which was the first comprehensive analysis of provisions in all 50 states and Washington, DC that leave children more vulnerable to forced marriage and the harms of early marriage.
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Victory in Georgia! New Law Protects Against Child Marriage
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May 6th, 2019Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill ending child marriage in Georgia!