The Washington Post’s columnist Petula Dvorak interviewed Tahirih’s Public Policy Director, Casey Swegman Carter, on the importance of passing a legislation that would end child marriage in Maryland. This is the seventh year a bill has been introduced that seeks to ban child marriage in the state.

Tell your Representative that you support the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act!

It can take years for victims to be ready to step forward and ask for help. When they do, the doors to justice should be open.

The decision to deny asylum to a young gay man from Mexico undermines legal protections for vulnerable survivors.

She found the courage to escape a lifetime of abuse, despite being born in one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women.

“I want people to know there’s always light at the end of the tunnel — run, walk, hold someone’s hand if you need to.” This powerful message was part of the 2014 Houston Courageous Voice Honoree’s moving speech at the 2014 Houston Gala.

For women and girls like Tahirih’s clients, it is not enough to have just any attorney. Their unique gender-based violence cases require attorneys who are well-versed in both sensitive cultural issues and the extremely complicated and often unexplored territory of gender-based immigration law.