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I Learned to Follow, and Real Change Happened
Jaha’s journey has been transformative, not just for her, but for me. I am humbled to see someone so young leading us all as we fight for equality for girls and women.
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District Judge Says Child Detention Must End Now
Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.
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New Freedom for Survivors in Detention
After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?
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Why the Fight for Refugee Moms and Kids in Detention Is Not Over
Tahirih welcomes Homeland Security’s new commitment to humane detention, but the fight to protect refugee moms and kids is far from over.
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World Refugee Day: Through a Mother’s Eyes
“You have treated us worse than an animal.” This is Lilian’s message. The teen mom slit her wrists at a detention center in Texas.
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Paying the Highest Price: The Children of Our Border Project
Take a moment to learn more about the children of our Border Project on a special day to commemorate child victims around the world.
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Partnership with Hogan Lovells Will Press for Legal Reforms to Protect Forced Marriage Victims
As part of its Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative, Hogan Lovells will partner with Tahirih on a pro bono basis to improve the protections that U.S. laws offer to those facing or fleeing forced marriages.
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At Critical Juncture, Advocacy Organizations Ask Obama Once More to End Family Detention
Tahirih Houston Director says ‘indefinite, prolonged, and arbitrary detention of children and their mothers must stop.’
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Honor Killings in America
Violence against women and girls is not just a problem in countries like Afghanistan and Somalia. It’s happening in the U.S., too.
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Tahirih Client Shares Her Story of Forced Marriage with NPR
The cost of a bullet is less than a dollar. Our client Lina overheard these chilling words spoken about her in the days before she was forced into marriage.