As part of its Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative, Hogan Lovells will partner with Tahirih on a pro bono basis to improve the protections that U.S. laws offer to those facing or fleeing forced marriages.

Tahirih Houston Director says ‘indefinite, prolonged, and arbitrary detention of children and their mothers must stop.’

Learn more about our accomplishments in spring 2015.

Violence against women and girls is not just a problem in countries like Afghanistan and Somalia. It’s happening in the U.S., too.

The first immigration case that I worked on in law school was a gender-based asylum case. My client was the strongest person that I had ever met.

Learn more about our accomplishments in communities, courts, and Congress in 2014.

Layli is being recognized not only for her selfless dedication to her three small children, but also for her dedication to protecting immigrant women and girls fleeing violence through her leadership of Tahirih Justice Center.