Tahirih News

A Pilot Project with Covington & Burling Provides Lawyers on a Rotating Basis to the Tahirih Justice Center

Posted: 12/12/2006

In October 2006, the Tahirih Justice Center and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP launched a pilot project to support the efforts of Tahirih attorneys. The two-month project, with the possibility of continuation in the future, brings consecutive Covington staff attorneys to work at Tahirih’s offices full-time for eight business days, helping to [...]

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Tahirih’s Social Services Program Expands to Holistically Help Clients

Posted: 12/12/2006

Imagine you fled the country you were born and raised in. Imagine you sold all your possessions so that your children could escape persecution. You just arrived in a new country to seek protection. It is winter. You have three young children. You barely speak the language. You know no one. You find shelter in [...]

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