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Exploratory Research into the Intersection of Forced Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence, 2017

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

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This exploratory study aimed to broaden the literature on forced marriage to examine forced marriage in the United States context. The study focused on the nature and scope of forced marriage in the context of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as the...

Honoring Our Heartbeats: The IZZAT Project

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

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Heartbeats: The IZZAT Project is a comic book and expressive arts project using illustration, writing and theatre to explore and share community stories about resilience in the face of violence and to challenge how “izzat” or “honour” has been...

Forced Marriage in Immigrant Communities in the United States: 2011 National Survey Results, 2014

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

Factsheet
By Tahirih Justice Center The results of a national survey to learn about the experiences of service providers encountering forced marriage cases, including agencies’ capacity to serve and identify survivors, services provided, and tactics used to coerce or keep...

Forced Marriage Fact Sheet, 2015

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

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What is forced marriage? How is forced marriage different than arranged marriage? These and other common questions are answered. Related Resources No Results Found The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to...

Voices From the Frontline: Addressing Forced Marriage Within the United States, 2013

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

Report / Research Study
Voices from the Frontline explores the topic of forced marriage by presenting information from hundreds of questionnaires, stories of survivors of forced marriage and stakeholders, and moves us to confront the problem of forced marriage head on. Voices from the...

Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America, 2017

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

Report
This Tahirih Justice Center report is the first comprehensive analysis of provisions in all 50 states and Washington, DC that leave children more vulnerable to forced and early marriage. The report provides state lawmakers and advocates in the United States with the...

Child Marriage in America By the Numbers, 2017

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

Article / Report
This analysis finds that gaps in state marriage laws are failing to protect minors from being forced or coerced into marriages where they may face violence and sexual assault. Related Resources No Results Found The page you requested could not be found. Try refining...

Post-2015 Advocacy Toolkit, 2015

Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence

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Developed by Girls Not Brides to support members’ post-2015 advocacy, this toolkit provides information on the post-2015 process and offers tools and templates to develop and implement an advocacy strategy calling for a target on child, early and forced marriage in...

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