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Dan Rather Interviews Tahirih Founder on Problem of Forced Marriage in U.S.
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August 31st, 2011Rather spoke with Miller-Muro about the hidden problem of forced marriage in the U.S.
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Tahirih to Launch National Survey on Forced Marriage in United States
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April 28th, 2011The United States has just begun to take notice of the problem of forced marriage domestically; however, there is very little shared understanding among non-profits and government agencies of the problem’s full dimensions, nor any coordinated effort to envision strategies and solutions.
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Virginia Makes History as 12th State and First in the South to End Child Marriage
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April 9th, 2024HB 994 becomes law ending child marriage in Virginia by establishing a minimum marriage age of 18 without exceptions.
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Virginia Could Become a Leader in the Movement to End Child Marriage – Again
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March 28th, 2024Hellitz Villegas, the Forced Marriage Initiative Program Manager at the Tahirih Justice Center, wrote this op-ed in support of Virginia bill HB 994 ending child marriage in Virginia by setting […]
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Governor Inslee Signs Bill to End Child Marriage in Washington, Setting Historic Precedent on the West Coast
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March 8th, 2024Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that ends child marriage in the state of Washington by raising the legal age for marriage to 18 without exceptions. This significant step marks a historical moment for Washington as it becomes the first state on the West Coast and the 11th state in the country to end child marriage.
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Ending Child Marriage in the United States: Progress, Lessons Learned, and Where We Go from Here
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November 6th, 2023Imagine being forced to marry as a child, having your innocence, dreams, goals, aspirations, and your entire childhood taken from you. Between 2000 and 2018, this was the harsh reality for over 300,000 minors married in the United States, and most of these cases involved girls marrying adult men, some decades older. Since 2016, a nationwide movement has emerged, leading to reforms in 34 states that either limit or end child marriage.
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DC Could Become a Leader in the Movement to Protect Children from Child Marriage
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June 12th, 2023D.C. has not yet joined the 31 states that have passed laws taking aim at child marriage and our laws still allow 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with nothing more than one parent’s signature. It’s time for our city to update our antiquated marriage laws and put the wellbeing of our children first.