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Tahirih Releases Groundbreaking Report on Gaps in Gender-Based Asylum Protection
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih releases report, «Precarious Protection: How Unsettled Policy and Current Laws Harm Women and Girls Fleeing Persecution,» and co-hosts congressional briefing on needed asylum reforms.
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Tahirih’s Founder Involved in Landmark Asylum Victory
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octubre 14th, 2021At the age of 17, Fauziya Kassindja fled Togo and sought asylum in the United States to avoid a forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Instead of finding protection, she […]
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Tahirih opens it’s 5th office, serving clients in Atlanta
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih opens our fifth office in Atlanta where 1 in 10 residents is an immigrant and the denial rate for asylum is 98% – the highest in the country.
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Tahirih Amplifies Survivor Voices at Congressional Briefing
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih congressional briefing draws attention to threats to gender-based asylum law.
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Tahirih Briefs the Obama Transition Team
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih briefs the Obama transition team on gender-based asylum concerns.
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Tahirih Fosters Bill to Protect Survivors of Gender-Based Violence from Harmful Deadline
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih works closely with congressional representatives to introduce Restoring Protection for Victims of Persecution Act, a law that would eliminate the one-year filing deadline for asylum that prevents many survivors […]
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Tahirih Justice Center Opens
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octubre 14th, 2021Tahirih Justice Center is founded by Layli Miller-Muro, following the highly-publicized asylum case Matter of Kasinga. The non-profit is her response to an outpouring of pleas for help from women […]