Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

Survivor-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending #ForcedMarriage & #ChildMarriage in the U.S. through direct services & systems change. #18NoExceptions unchainedatlast.org Joined January 2012

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

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@YouGov So why are 33 states still dragging their feet and not banning child marriage? It's what the people want. Sources: buff.ly/4ZGCoQw buff.ly/JFSaq7K 2/2

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

a day ago

Banning child marriage is popular among Americans. Last year, @YouGov found that roughly 3/4 were in favor of a minimum marriage age of 18 or older. And just a few months ago, an overwhelming majority said under age 18 was too young to get married. 1/2

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

5 days ago

Let's keep the pressure on. Email Ohio legislators now to make sure they pass the bill to ban child marriage when they return from recess: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-s…

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

5 days ago

Our OH Chain-In worked! The senate judiciary cmte unanimously passed the bill to ban child marriage last week, but the senate failed to vote on it before going on recess. We're not giving up -- we expect them to hold a vote when they return in Nov. @nbc4i buff.ly/nEgKfn3

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

a week ago

"The U.S. State Department calls [child marriage] a human rights abuse," our founder/ED @FraidyReiss said. "We understand in today's world that marriage before 18 creates a nightmarish legal trap." #EndChildMarriageOH #18NoExceptions

Columbus Dispatch @DispatchAlerts

2 weeks ago

The Ohio Senate declined to vote on a bill that would end child marriage, leaving a loophole that still allows 17-year-olds to wed. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation @AHAFoundation

2 weeks ago

Between 2007 and 2017, the U.S. government approved thousands of marriage-based visa petitions where one party was a minor. There is still no minimum age to sponsor or receive a spousal or fiancé visa. That is not a typo. Our Director of Policy and Women's Programs, Michele Hanash, breaks down exactly how this loophole works and who it harms. A child in the U.S. can be married to an adult abroad, giving that adult a "child bride" and a pathway to legal immigration status. A foreign child can be trafficked here through a marriage visa and become trapped with no legal recourse. Between 2000 and 2021, nearly 315,000 children were married in the U.S. Some were as young as 10. Child marriage is still legal in 33 states. This loophole makes it worse. Read the full conversation: restoringthewest.com/p/a-conversati…

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation @AHAFoundation

2 weeks ago

OHIO UPDATE: SB341 just passed out of committee unanimously. Every vote: yes. A child marriage ban in Ohio is within reach. Stay tuned. #EndChildMarriage

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation @AHAFoundation

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation @AHAFoundation

a week ago

Yesterday, Ohio's SB341 finally passed out of committee unanimously after our chain-in protest. Every member present voted yes. In this video, AHA Foundation's Director of Policy and Women's Programs, Michele Hanash, speaks about the horrors of child marriage in America. This is a major victory for advocates, survivors, and everyone who has fought to end child marriage in Ohio. SB341 would set 18 as the minimum age for marriage in Ohio with no exceptions, no loopholes, and no judicial workarounds. Child marriage is still legal in 33 states. Between 2000 and 2021, nearly 315,000 children were married in the United States, some as young as 10 years old. Ohio has the chance to change that today. AHA Foundation has been on the frontlines of this fight alongside advocates and survivors across the country. This moment belongs to all of them. Follow us for updates as SB341 moves to the full Senate. #EndChildMarriage #SB341 #Ohio #ChildMarriage #HumanRights

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

2 weeks ago

@MorganTrau @lbischoff @OhioCapJournal @jamespilcher @EmaniPayneTV @ColleenNBC4 @OhioSenateDems @OhioSenateGOP (Btw, it passed out of committee unanimously!) 🙌🎉

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

2 weeks ago

@MorganTrau @lbischoff @OhioCapJournal @jamespilcher @EmaniPayneTV @ColleenNBC4 @OhioSenateDems @OhioSenateGOP And, the bill passes committee! It now moves to the senate floor for a vote! Please continue reaching out to Ohio leadership to urge them to advance this bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-s…

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Unchained At Last @UnchainedAtLast

2 weeks ago

The Ohio senate Judiciary committee is hearing SB341 this morning — Ohio's bill to ban child marriage that has zero public opposition. Our founder/ED Fraidy Reiss is testifying. @MorganTrau @lbischoff @OhioCapJournal @jamespilcher @EmaniPayneTV

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation @AHAFoundation

2 weeks ago

Our advocacy is working. After sustained pressure from advocates and survivors across the country, Ohio's child marriage ban legislation has been scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote this Wednesday, a major step toward protecting minors from child marriage. Last week, we joined @UnchainedAtLast, fellow advocates and survivors at the Ohio Capitol, where our Director of Policy demanded "Today we are asking Ohio lawmakers to do something simple. No loopholes. No exceptions. No excuses. Pass SB 341 and set the marriage age at 18, period." Lawmakers listened. We'll keep fighting until every child is protected. local12.com/news/local/ohi…