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Clearer Rules Urged for Asylum Seekers Fleeing Gender-Related Persecution
October 1st, 2009Women seeking political asylum in the United States based on gender-related persecution can get mired in a legal labyrinth that can leave their cases unresolved for years.
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Tahirih Clients Speak Out Against FGM in Washington Post
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
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.
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In Tijuana, Asylum Seekers Sleep in the Mud, Without Needed Food, Restrooms or Medical Care
December 20th, 0208Tahirih Houston Executive Director Anne Chandler writes about her experience in Tijuana, volunteering to assist Central American migrants as they passed through to seek asylum in the U.S.