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The Government Has Finally Stopped Publicizing Abuse Victims’ Personal Information
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July 20th, 2017Tahirih received an update from the DHS assuring that the DHS-VINE database will no longer disclose the federally-protected personal information of victims of crime.
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Tahirih Featured in PBS Frontline Child Marriage Series
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July 10th, 2017Tahirih’s legislative advocacy and groundbreaking legal research on child marriage laws were recently featured in a PBS Frontline series on child marriage in America.
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U.S. States Seek to End Child Marriage
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June 27th, 2017Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy, joined Al Jazeera English’s The Stream to discuss the movement to end child marriage in the U.S.
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Texas Just Banned Child Marriage
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June 19th, 2017The Huffington Post highlights Tahirih’s efforts to draft and drive a bill banning child marriage in Texas.
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Texas, the State With the Country’s Second-Highest Child Marriage Rate, Finally Bans It
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June 19th, 2017This Slate article recognizes Tahirih’s work to write the law to end child marriage in Texas.
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Texas Has The Second-Highest Rate Of Youth Marriage In The U.S
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June 15th, 2017Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot discussed the need for Senate Bill 1705 to raise the minimum age of marriage in Texas.
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Trump Administration Ends Program for Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
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June 12th, 2017As the Family Case Management System prepares to close, the chief of policy for Tahirih, Archi Pyati, warns of the consequences for women and children fleeing violence.