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Clearer Rules Urged for Asylum Seekers Fleeing Gender-Related Persecution
October 1st, 2009Women seeking political asylum in the United States based on gender-related persecution can get mired in a legal labyrinth that can leave their cases unresolved for years.
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Women’s Chances of Winning Asylum Hinge on Sometimes Conflicting Decisions
December 11th, 2008Over the course of four days in September 2008, then-US Attorney General Michael Mukasey opened the door for the Board of Immigration Appeals to fundamentally alter a woman’s ability to claim asylum in the United States based on gender-based persecution.
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Tahirih Clients Speak Out Against FGM in Washington Post
November 3rd, 2008This powerful article highlights the plight of several Tahirih clients who have suffered female genital mutilation and whose lives continue to be affected by the violence they have suffered.
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Tahirih Holds Congressional Briefing to Strengthen Protections for Refugee Women
April 29th, 2008The BIA’s decision in the Matter of A-T reveals a poor understanding of FGM and its consequences, as well as a flawed interpretation of refugee law, and poses a direct threat to the ability of Tahirih’s clients and others who have suffered FGM to receive protection in the United States.
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In Tijuana, Asylum Seekers Sleep in the Mud, Without Needed Food, Restrooms or Medical Care
December 20th, 0208Tahirih Houston Executive Director Anne Chandler writes about her experience in Tijuana, volunteering to assist Central American migrants as they passed through to seek asylum in the U.S.