September 24, 2015

Taking Your Voices to Capitol Hill to End Honor Violence

There is no honor in honor violence. It is criminal. Even so, in this land of the free […]
September 22, 2015

Additional Protections Against Forced Marriage Needed in the UK

Sajida Khan left a forced marriage years ago with her children and obtained forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs) […]
September 19, 2015

Release of “Prophet’s Prey”

“Prophet’s Prey,” a film about the breakaway Mormon Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) led by Warren Jeffs, has […]
September 9, 2015


End Violence Against Women and Girls in the US 
Demand a National Action Plan to Fight Honor Violence
 

[emailpetition id=”1″] The AHA Petition: End Violence Against Women and Girls in the US. Honor violence is an […]
August 21, 2015

Back to School – Where are the Missing Girls?

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, As I again prepare to teach a class this fall, everywhere I look I […]
August 19, 2015

Forced Marriage by the Numbers

As summer vacation comes to a close and students return to school, in a classroom somewhere in America […]
August 19, 2015

Hundreds of Supporters, a Two-Day Conference and One Goal

Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation Senior Director, discusses IVAWA with staffers on Capital Hill. By Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation […]
August 7, 2015

Australia Institutes Domestic Violence Advice Pack for Women

Australia has created a new policy of providing women who move to Australia with information on rape, domestic […]
July 26, 2015

President Obama Speaks Out on Women’s Rights in Kenya

During President Obama’s visit to Kenya, he delivered a speech condemning traditions that treat women as second-class citizens […]
July 17, 2015

Calls to Forced Marriage Hotline Increase Dramatically

The UK-based charity Karma Nirvana has handled 8,268 calls related to honor violence and forced marriage in the […]
July 16, 2015

Telling the Story of Forced Marriages in the UK

New research shows that police and other officials are missing warning signs of forced marriage in the UK […]
July 2, 2015

UN Human Rights Council Calls for End to Forced Marriage

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for an end to child, early, and forced […]
June 23, 2015

Naila Amin Tells Her Story of Forced Marriage

Naila Amin was a child bride who was betrothed to her first cousin when she was 8. Naila […]
June 19, 2015

FGM Survivors Speak Out, Honor Violence on Film, Forced Marriage in the News and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, There’s power in a personal story. Time and again we’re reminded that no matter […]
June 10, 2015

UK Convicts First Person Under Forced Marriage Laws

A businessman in the UK was sentenced to 16 years in jail after forcing a 25-year-old to marry […]
May 19, 2015

‘Unchained at Last’ Supports Victims of Forced Marriage

Fraidy Reiss started the organization ‘Unchained at Last’ to support victims of forced marriage after her own experience […]
May 4, 2015

Honor Killings in America – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in ‘The Atlantic’

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, gets it. “I don’t see,” he told me this week, “how […]
April 14, 2015

Forced Marriages As a Problem Across Cultures

Forced marriage is a problem across cultures. This story highlights the experiences of two young women who underwent […]
April 14, 2015

Thousands Of Young Women In US Forced Into Marriage

NPR’s All Things Considered talks to AHA Foundation sister organizations Unchained at Last and Tahirih Justice Center about […]
April 7, 2015

Author Aisha Saeed Discusses ‘Written in the Stars,’ a Novel About Forced Marriage in the US

Aisha Saeed discusses her recent novel, Written in the Stars, and the stories of her American friends forced […]