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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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New Report Compares Impact of Compromise Legislation To End Child Marriage in the U.S.
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January 26th, 2023In Comparing Compromises: Varying Impacts of Laws that Limit, But Do Not End Child Marriage, Tahirih analyzes data from states that have recently passed a reform to limit child marriage.
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New Reports: New Data on Child Marriage Shows the Time to Act is Now
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January 26th, 2023The Tahirih Justice Center has released two new reports that underscore the urgent need to take action against child marriage in the United States. These reports reveal alarming new data and call for long overdue legislative action at the state and federal levels to protect all children from the harms of child marriage.
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Bill limiting child marriage introduced for sixth time; advocates voice support at Annapolis Moms meeting
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February 15th, 2021The Baltimore Sun reported on Maryland’s sixth attempt to pass legislation that would raise the minimum marriage age to 17 years old. This legislation would include a judicial review process […]
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Child Marriage Poses Serious Risks to Children
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May 8th, 2020Child marriage remains a serious problem in present-day America. Since 2000, well over 200,000 minors were married, most of them girls married to adult men. Children lack the rights and […]
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Survivors of Child Marriage Speak Out
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January 10th, 2020We’re proud to share with you the new Tahirih report Child Marriage in the U.S.: Survivor Story Compilation. The 20 survivor voices featured in the report provide a powerful window […]
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Victory in Georgia! New Law Protects Against Child Marriage
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May 6th, 2019Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill ending child marriage in Georgia!