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Maryland will become a ‘destination for the exploitation of girls’ if underage marriage laws aren’t changed, advocates say
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March 12th, 2020WUSA9 highlights Maryland’s efforts to improve protections for women and girls at risk of child marriage and related harms in Maryland. The article features Tahirih Senior Counsel for Public Policy […]
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End Child Marriage in Minnesota
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March 9th, 2020The StarTribune reported on Minnesota’s push to pass child marriage reforms, citing the Tahirih Justice Center’s research on the effects of child marriage in the article. The consequences of underage […]
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Panel OKs proposal to increase age to wed
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January 31st, 2020Indiana passed a law raising the minimum marriage age to 18, with an expectation for 17-year olds under special circumstances. The Journal Gazette quotes Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and […]
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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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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!
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Maryland Legislature Fails to Address Child Marriage – Again
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April 19th, 2019Tahirih is disappointed that for the fourth year in a row, Maryland’s legislature ended its session without passing legislation to fix the state’s child marriage problem.
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New State Law Prevents Marriage Younger Than 17
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April 8th, 2019Ohio passed a law raising the minimum marriage age to 18, with an exception for 17-year-olds. Dayton Daily News quotes Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot.