 The Tahirih Justice Center , known simply as Tahirih , is a United States @-@ based non @-@ governmental organization ( NGO ) that provides pro bono direct legal services and social and medical service referrals to immigrant women and girls who are fleeing from gender @-@ based violence and persecution . Tahirih helps women who are attempting to escape from such abuse as female genital cutting , domestic violence , human trafficking , torture and rape . The organization also conducts public policy initiatives designed to achieve legislative change for women fleeing from human rights abuses , to highlight problems faced by immigrant women in the United States , and to end the possible exploitation of mail @-@ order brides by international marriage brokers . In 2007 , the Tahirih Justice Center won The Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management . In 2012 , Tahirih 's executive director won the Diane Von Furstenberg Choice Award . 
