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‘Child Marriage Doesn’t Discriminate’: Here’s What You Need to Know About North Carolina’s New Law
October 4th, 2021Emiene Wright, associate editor for Caroline and Pine, explains the impact of North Carolina’s recent child marriage bill that will soon go into effect. Casey Carter Swegman, Tahirih’s Force Marriage Initiative Project Manager, weighs in on how this law is a step into the right direction but there’s a lot more work to be done.
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Central American women fleeing domestic violence deserve refugee status
April 8th, 2021Bill Frelick, director of Human Rights Watch’s Refugee Rights Program, explains why we must include “gender” as a ground for asylum protections. Read the full opinion piece here on The […]
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Gender-related violence should be grounds for asylum. Congress must fix this for women.
April 8th, 2021In this opinion piece, Stephen Legomsky, professor emeritus at the Washington University School of Law, writes about the pressing need to include “gender” as a ground for asylum protections. Read […]
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U.S. asylum law must protect women
April 7th, 2021Our country’s asylum law urgently needs to be changed to clearly protect women who would otherwise meet the stringent requirements for asylum.
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Stop Calling it a ‘Border Crisis’
April 7th, 2021Rachel Pak, Tahirih Media Relations Associate, in an op-ed argues that calling what is happening at the southern border a ‘crisis’ is harmful rhetoric that dehumanizes immigrants and distracts from […]
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Nearly 500 leaders, activists and celebrities sign open letter supporting trans women and girls
March 31st, 2021ABC News reported on the LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, GLAAD, and their open letter standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls in honor of Women’s History Month and Trans […]
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New Report Praises Harris County Misdemeanor Bail Reforms, Says Spiking Violent Crime Not Related
March 25th, 2021The Texan reported on the misdemeanor bail policy in Harris County and the increase in violent crime rates, with a group of monitors stating they are not connected. The article […]