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Calling All Virginia Residents: Take 5 to Make 5 Calls… and Protect Countless Girls
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February 9th, 2016This is crunch time, when a bill to protect children from forced or coerced marriage could either slow and stumble, or instead be just steps away from becoming law. We need your help today!
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A Child Bride in Texas
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January 27th, 2016A writer opens up about her mother’s harrowing experience with forced marriage in the Houston Chronicle.
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Why This Had to be Written: Insight into Groundbreaking Research on Forced Marriage
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January 20th, 2016Learn more about our new, peer-reviewed research paper on forced marriage.
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Let’s Change Marriage Laws That Put Girls at Risk
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January 15th, 2016A bill that would pioneer protections for girls at risk of child marriage has just been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly.
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Children Get Married in the U.S., Too
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October 29th, 2015A bride and groom who are 15 and almost 40… Why are judges letting children marry adults in the United States?
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America’s Child Marriage Problem
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October 13th, 2015In the United States today, thousands of children under 18 have recently taken marital vows — mostly girls married to adult men, often with approval from local judges.
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Tahirih Advocate Nominated for Excellence in Campaign to End Forced Marriage
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October 5th, 2015A determined advocate for immigrant women and girls with a rich history of service at Tahirih has been recognized for her role in a pioneering campaign to end forced marriage in the United States.