October 15, 2015Child Marriage in the USby AHA Foundation Executive Director The statistics are staggering. Each day around the world almost 39,000 girls become […]
October 15, 2015Speaking Out About America’s Child Marriage ProblemIn a new op-ed for the New York Times, Fraidy Reiss, forced marriage survivor and Executive Director of […]
October 14, 2015Hila’s Story: Choosing a Life of Hiding to Escape Honor ViolenceBy *Hila In the 70s, my parents emigrated from Yemen to the U.S. While they did many things […]
October 14, 2015Shafia Family Looks to Appeal Honor Killing RulingThe Shafia family, who was sentenced four years ago in a case of honor killing is now asking […]
October 13, 2015Increasing Prevalence of Child Marriage in the USMany children have recently been married in the US despite a minimum marriage age of 18. This can […]
October 12, 2015Story of Forced Marriage in KenyaThe story of the forced marriage of Younis, a member of the Samburu in Kenya, has been released. […]
October 4, 2015Canadian Conservatives Look to End Honor KillingsChris Alexander and Kellie Leitch, Canadian Conservatives, said that if they were re-elected, one of their priorities would […]
September 30, 2015New Documentary on Forced MarriageIn the United Kingdom, a new documentary is being released focusing on how the Greater Manchester Police respond […]
September 28, 2015Lawsuit on the Abuse of a Hmong Girl Goes PublicA lawsuit currently underway in Minnesota in which Panyia Vang is seeking $450,000 from the American who raped […]
September 28, 2015Honor Killing in Germany For Shoplifting CondomsThere was recently a case of honor killing in Germany when Asadullah Khan strangled his daughter his daughter Lareeb after […]
September 26, 2015More Education on Forced Marriage Needed in the UKThe organization Karma Nirvana is calling on Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) officials […]
September 25, 2015Petition to End Honor Violence; Reflections from Our Executive Director Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Many of you have already signed our petition to say that honor violence in the […]
September 24, 2015One Year Later: AHA Foundation’s Executive Director Reflects on Her Experience of Fighting to End Honor Violenceby AHA Foundation Executive Director It has been more than a year since I took over as Executive […]
September 24, 2015Taking Your Voices to Capitol Hill to End Honor ViolenceThere is no honor in honor violence. It is criminal. Even so, in this land of the free […]
September 23, 2015Increase in FGM in EnglandFrom April 2015 to June 2015 over 1,000 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were reported in England. […]
September 22, 2015Additional Protections Against Forced Marriage Needed in the UKSajida Khan left a forced marriage years ago with her children and obtained forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs) […]
September 19, 2015Release 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 16, 2015Never a Memory: A Mother Gives Voice to a Victim of Honor KillingFebruary, 2015 Most honor violence victims in the United States suffer in silence, their freedom of choice and […]
September 9, 2015End 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, 2015Back 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 […]