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Maine Takes Step to Protect Children from Child Marriage
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June 6th, 2023Tahirih applauds the Maine legislators who have shown their commitment to addressing child marriage in the state for multiple years, and we look forward to supporting continued efforts to end child marriage in Maine.
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New Report: U.S. Government Plays Critical Role in the Elimination of Child Marriage
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January 26th, 2023In Time to Lead: The Federal Government’s Role in Ending Child Marriage in the United States, Tahirih highlights the critical role of the federal government in our fight to end child marriage here at home.
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Massachusetts Becomes the 7th State to End Child Marriage
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July 28th, 2022The state of Massachusetts will now protect children from being forced or coerced into a legally binding contract that strips away any protection and rights they have as single minors.
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Tahirih Releases Groundbreaking Report on Child Marriage in the United States
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October 14th, 2021Tahirih’s report, “Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America,” is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of provisions in all 50 states and Washington, DC […]
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R. Kelly’s Trial Speaks to Flawed Child Marriage Laws in the U.S.
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October 4th, 2021Tahirih’s Force Marriage Initiative team wrote an op-ed published in Teen Vogue that explains how R&B star Aaliyah was able to be married to R. Kelly when she was just 15 years old.
Read the full article here.
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‘Child Marriage Doesn’t Discriminate’: Here’s What You Need to Know About North Carolina’s New Law
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October 4th, 2021Emiene Wright, associate editor for Caroline and Pine, explains the impact of North Carolina’s recent child marriage bill that will soon go into effect. Casey Carter Swegman, Tahirih’s Force Marriage Initiative Project Manager, weighs in on how this law is a step into the right direction but there’s a lot more work to be done.
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Tahirih Opposes Dangerously Amended NC Senate Bill on Child Marriage
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April 28th, 2021The Tahirih Justice Center opposes amendments to Senate Bill 35 (S35), a bill that was originally intended to increase North Carolina’s age floor to marry and protect girls and young women from the harms of child marriage.