Protect 250 Immigrant Women Fleeing Violence

When Fighting to End Violence Against Women, Non-Partisanship is Key by Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih Director of Public Policy   As a new session of Congress gears up but many of the old problems still loom large, we wanted to reflect on one of the Tahirih Justice Center’s core values – non-partisanship –...

Every day, approximately 25,000 girls become child brides, leaving many without basic freedoms and subject to severe and sustained harm, including domestic abuse, marital rape, and other forms of violence. Through our Forced Marriage Initiative and as a member of the Girls Not Brides Global Partnership to end child...

We are so excited to share the news that Goldman Sachs has named Layli Miller-Muro, founder and executive director of the Tahirih Justice Center (Tahirih), as one of the "100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs" of 2012! Layli will be honored this October at Goldman Sachs' Builders and Innovators Conference in Newport Beach,...

Building on a 15 year track record of service to more than 14,000 women and girls fleeing gender-based violence, the Tahirih Justice Center (Tahirih) announces the formal opening of the organization’s Baltimore Office at 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 920 in the heart of downtown Baltimore.  As a result of generous...

It is hard to believe, but the Tahirih Justice Center (Tahirih) is now 15 years old! We hope you’ll take a moment to view our 15th Anniversary Video and celebrate with us. Over the past decade and a half, we have been privileged to help over 14,000 immigrant women and girls receive legal protection, rebuild their...

Dear friends,Thank you for investing in the work of the Tahirih Justice Center! Tahirih works to share the stories of our clients with the larger community. Please read our Spring newsletter to learn about our many recent opportunities to speak up, including a delegation attending the Women in the World Summit, a...

Dear Friends: Today is International Women’s Day—a global holiday celebrating the achievements of women worldwide since the early 1900s. International Women’s Day recognizes the many contributions that women make to society, but also highlights the distance yet to travel before there is true equality...

Dear friends, Thank you for investing in the work of the Tahirih Justice Center! I would like to invite you to read about Tahirih’s recent accomplishments in our December newsletter, an excerpt of which is included below. The Women You've Saved Tahirih is pleased to share with you a new informational video, The...

Dear friends, Thank you for investing in the work of the Tahirih Justice Center! I would like to invite you to read about Tahirih’s recent accomplishments in our September Newsletter, including the growth of our Houston office, the importance of legal representation to our clients, and our recent appearance on TEDx...

Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that, this week, the Tahirih Justice Center released the results of our groundbreaking national survey on the state of forced marriage in the United States. The survey is the first of its kind conducted in the United States and designed to understand the scope and nature of forced...

"My husband Jean and I were married for many years, had two beautiful daughters, and were very happy together. Many years into our marriage, I became a member of the True Church of God of Cameroon, a Pentecostal church, and was devastated with his reaction. Jean, like most Cameroonians, is a Catholic, and views...

Dear friends, Thank you for investing in the work of the Tahirih Justice Center! I would like to invite you to read about Tahirih’s recent accomplishments in our Spring Newsletter, including the growth of our Houston Pro Bono Attorney Network through educational outreach, our new forced marriage advocacy initiative,...

Dear friends, Thank you for generously donating last December and making it possible for us to secure a spot on the Global Giving website! I want to share with you an exciting and generous opportunity from Global Giving: on Wednesday, March 16, for one day only, Global Giving will match every donation of $1,000 or less at...

  Dear friends, Thank you so much for your support of women and girls fleeing gender-based violence! Since we first posted our project on Global Giving, we are pleased to let you know that Tahirih Justice Center staff have held trainings for 142 pro bono attorneys in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Houston, TX....