In this op-ed, Casey Swegman, Forced Marriage Initiative Project Manager at Tahirih, and Lyric Thompson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women, write […]

Last Friday, the administration proposed sweeping regulations to change procedures in immigration court— making it even more difficult for immigrant survivors of violence to seek protection in the United States. […]

Kae survived an abusive stepfather and FGM/C as a child, and was threatened with violence when her family discovered she had converted to a different religion. Faced with this interplay […]

Over the past several months, Tahirih has welcomed four new leaders whose expertise, passion, and dedication we are thrilled to share. Please meet them below! Adriana López, Co-Director of Client […]

On Friday August 7, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court issued its opinion on Matter of A-B-. In it, the court safeguards asylum protections for survivors of gender-based violence, despite the […]

Camille faced patriarchal violence from an early age. After the reprieve of a happy marriage was cut short, Camille was forced to again confront cultural norms that saw her as […]

Meena was treated as a servant for as long as she can remember, always taught that her purpose was to serve men. When at 15 she was promised to a […]