Governor Chris Sununu has signed SB 359 into law raising the legal age of marriage to 18 without exceptions in New Hampshire, making it the 13th state to end child marriage.

Happy Pride Month! It’s important to celebrate the progress we’ve made, but we should also stay focused on how much more work we must do before all of us can live in safety.

On June 12, 2024, the Tahirih Justice Center and 46 national, statewide, and local organizations dedicated to supporting survivors of gender-based violence submitted a formal comment in response to the proposed rule by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Tahirih’s Houston office joined the Rice University and Kinder Institute’s Community Bridges Program to create a Community Mental Health Resource Map for immigrant survivors in the Greater Houston Area.

HB1105, a threat to immigrant survivors, mandates that local law enforcement in Georgia coordinate with federal immigration officials.

The Tahirih Justice Center has served over 34,000 immigrant survivors fleeing gender-based violence since 1997. Across our five locations, our dedicated staff members provide holistic trauma-informed services to immigrant survivors […]

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, a month honoring survivors and the communities surrounding them with hope, courage, and strength. At the Forced Marriage Initiative, we join these awareness and prevention efforts recognizing that survivors and those at risk of forced marriage are likely to also fear and/or experience rape and sexual assault.

Falls Church, VA — The Tahirih Justice Center is proud to welcome two new members to our now 20-person Board of Directors as of March 2024: Susanna Samet and Sarah Iqbal.  […]

HB 994 becomes law ending child marriage in Virginia by establishing a minimum marriage age of 18 without exceptions.