Posted: 3/18/2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Layli Miller-Muro, Executive Director, (571) 282-6161, justice@tahirih.org
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 [...]
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Posted: 3/11/2010
On March 10, 2010, Congressmen Jim Moran and Pete Stark, and Congresswoman Diane Watson introduced the Restoring Protection for Victims of Persecution Act [HR 4800], a bill which would eliminate the arbitrary filing deadline that bars many victims of persecution from obtaining safe haven in the United States. Tahirih’s Virginia office is located in Congressman [...]
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Posted: 3/09/2010
In February 2010, Amy Lin, renowned pearl designer, returned to the United States for a special series of pearl sales to support the Tahirih Justice Center. Amy’s 2010 pearl events kicked off in Houston, Texas and ended one week later with a special event at the Red Hat Restaurant in Irvington, NY, which was hosted [...]
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Posted: 3/01/2010
Join the Tahirih Justice Center in Houston, TX on March 8, 2010 for: Voices of Courage: Immigrant Women and Girls Fleeing Violence. In honor of International Women’s Day, Tahirih will be holding a discussion and book signing by Layli Miller-Muro, Executive Director of the Tahirih Justice Center and co-author of Do They Hear You [...]
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Posted: 12/08/2009
The other day, I was at the check-out counter at my local grocery store. It was a bustling place. You could see food from all over the world, reflective of the immigrant community that surrounds the store. As I reached into my purse to pay for my groceries, I looked up and saw a locked [...]
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