Posts tagged Forced Marriage
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Support Legislation to Prevent Child Marriage
Action Alerts
December 2nd, 2010Every day, girls as young as eight or nine are forced to marry men who are often decades older. If we do nothing, an estimated 142 million girls will be married as children by the end of this decade.
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Tahirih Clients Speak Out Against FGM in Washington Post
News
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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A New Life and New Hope
News
June 11th, 1998She wisecracks like a sassy college kid and teases her lawyer like an older sister. She delivers speeches without notes and tosses off legal phrases without hesitation.
