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assistance by NIP attorneys via e-mail or by telephone. NIP also manages a
VAWA listserve for the latest developments on VAWA laws, including selfpetitions,
U visas, trafficking issues, and related issues. NIP members who
wish to join the VAWA listserve should send a request to Ana Manigat at
ana@nationalimmigrationproject.org. Non-members who wish to join should
contact the listserve manager, Linda Olson, at linda@asistaonline.org.
Tahirih Justice Center
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 220, Falls Church, VA 22041
(703) 575-0070
http://www.tahirih.org
The Tahirih Justice Center provides legal services for immigrant and
refugee women who have fled to the U.S. to seek protection from human
rights abuses. Tahirih staff attorneys are a useful resource on current
developments in gender-based asylum law.
The New York Immigration Coalition
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
(212) 627-2227
http://www.thenyic.org
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and
advocacy organization for approximately 150 groups in New York State that
work with immigrants and refugees. NYIC offers trainings for CLE credits
to attorneys on a range of immigration issues, including VAWA relief and
gender-based asylum claims. The NYIC website offers a referral link to an
extensive list of service providers.
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV)
New York City Domestic Violence Hotline
Toll-Free: (800) 621-HOPE (4673)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv