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Panel OKs proposal to increase age to wed
January 31st, 2020Indiana passed a law raising the minimum marriage age to 18, with an expectation for 17-year olds under special circumstances. The Journal Gazette quotes Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and […]
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New Tahirih Report on Child Marriage in the U.S.
January 23rd, 2020We’re proud to share our new report, Making Progress, But Still Falling Short: A Report on the Movement to End Child Marriage in America. This report contains the latest analysis […]
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Beyond the Breakthrough: Fighting Forced Marriage In the Struggle to End Violence
September 10th, 2019Ahead of the 2019 National Sexual Assault Conference, Ms. Magazine published a series of blogs from conference presenters on the collective movement to end sexual violence. Tahirih Forced Marriage Initiative Project Manager, Casey Swegman, and Tahirih Policy Communications Associate, Rachel Pak, authored a piece on the intersections of forced marriage and sexual assault.
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Victory in Georgia! New Law Protects Against Child Marriage
May 6th, 2019Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill ending child marriage in Georgia!
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Maryland Legislature Fails to Address Child Marriage – Again
April 19th, 2019Tahirih is disappointed that for the fourth year in a row, Maryland’s legislature ended its session without passing legislation to fix the state’s child marriage problem.
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Why It’s About Time That Georgia Takes a Closer Look at Child Marriage
March 26th, 2019The Atlanta Journal Constitution quoted Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot about the harmful consequences of child marriage and the bill addressing the issue in Georgia.
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Tahirih Concerned About Possible Sweeping Immigration Changes
March 14th, 2019Tahirih expresses concern about a new bill introduced in Senate intended to stop child marriages.