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Connecticut’s Reform Bill Will Fail to Achieve Protection Goals
News
May 12th, 2017Tahirih is concerned that HB 5442, a bill setting new conditions for the issuance of marriage licenses to minors in Connecticut, does not include several critical safeguards to help protect them from abuse.
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Too Young to Say ‘I Do’?
News
April 25th, 2017A former client of Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative shared her powerful story with the New York Times Upfront to raise awareness about child marriage in the U.S.
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Former Child Bride in Texas Aims to Change Marriage Laws
News
April 25th, 2017This Houston Chronicle article tells the story of a courageous survivor advocate working with Tahirih and Texas state legislators to change Texas’ minimum age law.
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America’s Shameful Child Marriage Laws
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April 17th, 2017Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy explains in the Washington Post that America’s child marriage laws make children vulnerable to abuse, coercion, and exploitation.
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Progress in the Campaign to End Child Marriage in the U.S.
News
April 3rd, 2017While our immigration policy advocacy progresses, Tahirih is driving forward the ongoing campaign to end child marriage in the U.S.
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Tell Your Senator: Take Action to End Child Marriage in MD!
Action Alerts
March 27th, 2017Maryland residents, please call or email your Senator TODAY to tell them to support legislation to make age 18 the minimum age of marriage, no exceptions!
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New Jersey Just Became the First State to Completely Ban Child Marriage
News
March 14th, 2017Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with PBS NewsHour about the importance of raising the minimum age of marriage to protect minors from abuse and exploitation.