News tagged Asylum
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Tahirih Clients Speak Out Against FGM in Washington Post
November 3rd, 2008This powerful article highlights the plight of several Tahirih clients who have suffered female genital mutilation and whose lives continue to be affected by the violence they have suffered.
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Tahirih Holds Congressional Briefing to Strengthen Protections for Refugee Women
April 29th, 2008The BIA’s decision in the Matter of A-T reveals a poor understanding of FGM and its consequences, as well as a flawed interpretation of refugee law, and poses a direct threat to the ability of Tahirih’s clients and others who have suffered FGM to receive protection in the United States.
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In Tijuana, Asylum Seekers Sleep in the Mud, Without Needed Food, Restrooms or Medical Care
December 20th, 0208Tahirih Houston Executive Director Anne Chandler writes about her experience in Tijuana, volunteering to assist Central American migrants as they passed through to seek asylum in the U.S.
