From federal and state-by-state analysis to survivor stories, the compendium helps policymakers, the media, and the public understand this insidious form of child abuse and act to abolish it Falls […]

Last night, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a vote that was six years in the making. The Tahirih Justice Center applauds Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for their legislative leadership in the fight to get VAWA over the finish line. The new authorization provides more than $500 million to increase resources for survivors of violence.

This year, yet again, Maryland senators have weakened a bill that seeks to end child marriage.

Making Progress, But Still Falling Short outlines what more needs to be done to end child marriage in America both at the state and federal level.

Child 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 […]

This one pager describes the various pathways to legal residence for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence present in the United States. 

What is gender-based violence? What are the forms of it? We answer these questions about gender-based violence, which is a cause and consequence of gender inequality, in this one pager.