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Ableism in Immigration: Challenges for Disabled Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
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December 3rd, 2024Background Each year on December 3, the world recognizes International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), which aims to promote the rights and well-being of the more than 1 billion […]
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Not a ‘Groom,’ but ‘Grooming’: It’s Past Time to End Child Marriage in the United States
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November 8th, 2024Tahirih’s Director of Public Policy, Casey Carter Swegman, wrote an op-ed in Ms. Magazine in support of the Child Marriage Prevention Act, which would go a long way towards ending […]
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How Child Marriage Survivor Naila Amin Plans to End the Practice in the U.S.
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October 22nd, 2024At the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, survivor of child marriage and internationally-recognized expert on the issue Naila Amin advocates for a federal law, the Child Marriage Prevention Act, […]
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People Seeking Asylum Are “Heroes, Fighting to Save Their Own Lives”
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October 3rd, 2024Tahirih Justice Center reacts to U.S. government’s latest attack on asylum Falls Church – Reacting to additional asylum restrictions from DHS and DOJ, Casey Carter Swegman, Director of Policy at […]
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Following New DC Council Legislation and Tahirih Justice Center Report, Could Washington, DC Become 14th Locale in US to Ban Child Marriage, Without Exception?
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September 27th, 2024Falls Church – While all of Washington, DC’s mid-Atlantic neighbors have taken action to limit or end child marriage, it remains legal in the District in 2024. But the DC […]
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Child Marriage in Washington, D.C.
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September 17th, 2024With 13 states having ended child marriage entirely, and every state from North Carolina to Maine taking action on the issue since 2016, D.C. must take urgent action to end child marriage.
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Tahirih Justice Center’s 5 Principles for a Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Immigration Framework
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September 16th, 2024Archi Pyati: “Anyone, of any political ideology, should embrace these principles and work to achieve a truly just, equitable, and safe world” Falls Church – Tahirih Justice Center is a […]