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Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes in State Laws to Marry Children
Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with the Huffington Post about our new report on child marriage in the U.S.
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The Loopholes That Allow Child Marriage in the U.S.
This NPR story features the eye-opening findings of Tahirih’s new report on child marriage in the U.S.
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The Government Has Finally Stopped Publicizing Abuse Victims’ Personal Information
Tahirih received an update from the DHS assuring that the DHS-VINE database will no longer disclose the federally-protected personal information of victims of crime.
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Tahirih Featured in PBS Frontline Child Marriage Series
Tahirih’s legislative advocacy and groundbreaking legal research on child marriage laws were recently featured in a PBS Frontline series on child marriage in America.
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U.S. States Seek to End Child Marriage
Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy, joined Al Jazeera English’s The Stream to discuss the movement to end child marriage in the U.S.
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Texas Just Banned Child Marriage
The Huffington Post highlights Tahirih’s efforts to draft and drive a bill banning child marriage in Texas.
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Texas, the State With the Country’s Second-Highest Child Marriage Rate, Finally Bans It
This Slate article recognizes Tahirih’s work to write the law to end child marriage in Texas.
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Texas Has The Second-Highest Rate Of Youth Marriage In The U.S
Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot discussed the need for Senate Bill 1705 to raise the minimum age of marriage in Texas.
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Trump Administration Ends Program for Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
As the Family Case Management System prepares to close, the chief of policy for Tahirih, Archi Pyati, warns of the consequences for women and children fleeing violence.
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Deportation Fears Silence Some Domestic Violence Victims
TIME spoke with Tahirih Houston Executive Director Anne Chandler and Staff Attorney Libby Hasse for this story on how the new Administration’s policies are affecting immigrant survivors of gender-based violence.