Tahirih Justice Center
WISH LIST: $120: training for an outside attorney who will represent pro bono cases; $320: client representation for one day; $5000: staff hours, calls, meetings, and court hearings to save a life
Tahirih Justice Center addresses an urgent need -- to protect battered immigrant women and girls fleeing torture, rape, trafficking, honor crimes, forced marriages, widow rituals, and domestic violence abroad and at home. Immigrant women are uniquely disadvantaged: by cultural obstacles, lack of financial resources, limited English proficiency, and ignorance of the US legal system. Tahirih's extraordinary pro bono network of over 650 attorneys at 110 firms provides the expert legal representation needed to ensure asylum for those fleeing gender-based violence abroad; safety for those fleeing abusers at home; and protection for victims of trafficking and other violent crimes. Family law services help clients with divorce, custody and visitation issues that are inextricably linked to their abuse, while an in-house social worker helps with shelter, counseling, food, clothing, and urgent medical needs. Tahirih also seeks to amplify the voices of the women it serves through legislation, public education, and precedent-setting litigation. Violence against women and girls is the most widespread of all human rights violations -- globally and locally. Let’s come together to fight it: there’s strength in numbers.
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