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Protecting Children in Texas From Forced Marriage and Other Harms of Child Marriage
February 14th, 2017Nearly 40,000 children under age 18 were married in the state of Texas between 2000-2014. Those are some of the highest child marriage numbers in the nation.
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Tahirih Releases National Consultation Summary Report: Should Forced Marriage be Criminalized in the United States?
December 2nd, 2016Tahirih’s report details advocates’ perspectives on the potential risks and benefits of making forced marriage a criminal offense in the U.S.
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Report: U.S. State Statutes on Minimum Marriage Age
November 22nd, 2016Tahirih’s compilation of all 50 states’ laws on minimum marriage age and exceptions is the focus of a November 2016 article in The Chronicle of Social Change.
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Statutory Compilation Shows How State Laws Permit Child Marriage to Persist in Present-Day America
November 18th, 2016A new compilation of all 50 states’ laws on minimum marriage age and exceptions reveals the ways in which state statutes allow children to be married.
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Tahirih Responds to Pew Report on Child Marriage in the U.S.
November 8th, 2016Researchers missed the real headline: Child marriage is a serious problem in the United States!
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Child Marriage Still Happens in America
September 26th, 2016Good Housekeeping calls attention to forced and child marriage in the United States through the stories of three survivors, including Tahirih Justice Center client Nina.
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Uncovering the Problem of Forced Marriage in the U.S.
September 26th, 2016Tahirih Justice Center clients and staff speak to PBS NewsHour about forced marriage in the United States.