Comments on: Tahirih Hosts Congressional Briefing and Releases Report on Hurdles to Protection that Women and Girls Face in the US Asylum System http://www.tahirih.org/2009/10/congressional-briefing-asylum/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:32:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tahirih Applauds Critical Legislation to Reform US Asylum System : Tahirih Justice Center http://www.tahirih.org/2009/10/congressional-briefing-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Tahirih Applauds Critical Legislation to Reform US Asylum System : Tahirih Justice Center Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:10:53 +0000 http://www.tahirih.org/?p=2869#comment-23 [...] faced by women and girls who have fled gender-based persecution. In September 2009, Tahirih held a Congressional Briefing and released a new report that highlighted how current US law and policy prevents many women and girls from finding the safe [...] [...] faced by women and girls who have fled gender-based persecution. In September 2009, Tahirih held a Congressional Briefing and released a new report that highlighted how current US law and policy prevents many women and girls from finding the safe [...]

]]> By: Tahirih Justice Center Praises Law & Order Episode Addressing the Legal Obstacles Faced by Women Fleeing Violence and Seeking Protection in the United States : Tahirih Justice Center http://www.tahirih.org/2009/10/congressional-briefing-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Tahirih Justice Center Praises Law & Order Episode Addressing the Legal Obstacles Faced by Women Fleeing Violence and Seeking Protection in the United States : Tahirih Justice Center Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:44:17 +0000 http://www.tahirih.org/?p=2869#comment-21 [...] Falls Church, VA—March 18, 2010. The Tahirih Justice Center praises last night’s episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“Witness”), which brought to light obstacles faced by women fleeing violence who seek protection under US law. Sam Waterston, who plays District Attorney “Jack McCoy” on Law & Order, was the keynote speaker at the Tahirih Justice Center’s 2009 Annual Benefit and featured guest at Tahirih’s September 2009 Congressional Briefing on gender-based asylum. [...] [...] Falls Church, VA—March 18, 2010. The Tahirih Justice Center praises last night’s episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“Witness”), which brought to light obstacles faced by women fleeing violence who seek protection under US law. Sam Waterston, who plays District Attorney “Jack McCoy” on Law & Order, was the keynote speaker at the Tahirih Justice Center’s 2009 Annual Benefit and featured guest at Tahirih’s September 2009 Congressional Briefing on gender-based asylum. [...]

]]> By: Bill to Eliminate One-Year Filing Deadline for Victims of Persecution Introduced in House : Tahirih Justice Center http://www.tahirih.org/2009/10/congressional-briefing-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Bill to Eliminate One-Year Filing Deadline for Victims of Persecution Introduced in House : Tahirih Justice Center Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:26 +0000 http://www.tahirih.org/?p=2869#comment-20 [...] highlighted in Tahirih’s September 2009 briefing and report, “Precarious Protection: How Unsettled Policy and Current Laws Harm Women and Girls Fleeing Persecutio...,” the one-year filing deadline can have devastating consequences for women and girls seeking [...] [...] highlighted in Tahirih’s September 2009 briefing and report, “Precarious Protection: How Unsettled Policy and Current Laws Harm Women and Girls Fleeing Persecutio…,” the one-year filing deadline can have devastating consequences for women and girls seeking [...]

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