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Child Marriage Still Happens in America
Good Housekeeping calls attention to forced and child marriage in the United States through the stories of three survivors, including Tahirih Justice Center client Nina.
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Uncovering the Problem of Forced Marriage in the U.S.
Tahirih Justice Center clients and staff speak to PBS NewsHour about forced marriage in the United States.
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Advocates Press on Issue of Child Marriage in Mass.
Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih’s Senior Counsel on Policy and Strategy, speaks about the current state of marriage laws in the United States and the growing movement to end child marriage.
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Donald Trump’s Ghost Writer Tells All
Donald Trump’s ghost writer pledges to donate royalties to Tahirih and other human rights-focused non-profits.
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Why 13-Year-Olds Can No Longer Marry in Virginia
Tahirih-drafted legislation to raise the minimum age of marriage in Virginia goes into effect.
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Anne Chandler: ‘We Are Fighting for Justice’
What drives Tahirih Houston’s Director to take on cases other lawyers deemed ‘unwinnable’?
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Who Decides If You’re Too Young To Marry?
Listen to NPR’s coverage of a Tahirih-drafted law that is sparking conversation about child marriage in the U.S.
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Three Years Is Too Long to Wait for Justice
Houston’s acute and growing immigration court backlog puts survivors of violence in limbo.
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The Women Campaigning to End Child Marriage in the United States
Child marriage and forced marriage are not problems that affect only one community or one country. These are universal girls’ issues.
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It Happens Here, Too: American Girls Face Forced Marriage
We’ve uncovered only the tip of the iceberg of the issue of child marriage in the United States.
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