Tahirih is concerned that HB 5442, a bill setting new conditions for the issuance of marriage licenses to minors in Connecticut, does not include several critical safeguards to help protect them from abuse.

A former client of Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative shared her powerful story with the New York Times Upfront to raise awareness about child marriage in the U.S.

This Houston Chronicle article tells the story of a courageous survivor advocate working with Tahirih and Texas state legislators to change Texas’ minimum age law.

Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy explains in the Washington Post that America’s child marriage laws make children vulnerable to abuse, coercion, and exploitation.

While our immigration policy advocacy progresses, Tahirih is driving forward the ongoing campaign to end child marriage in the U.S.

Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with PBS NewsHour about the importance of raising the minimum age of marriage to protect minors from abuse and exploitation.

Tahirih submitted written testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly in support of HB 5442, a bill to eliminate exceptions to age 18 as the minimum legal age to marry.