Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage ...
Jan 21, 2025 · BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize …
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Jan 22, 2025 · Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.
Proposed Bill in Iraq Could Allow Girls Young as 9 to Marry - TIME
Aug 16, 2024 · Even with the legal protections currently in place, child marriage remains prevalant in Iraq, with approximately 28% of girls marrying before the age of 18, according to a 2023 …
Iraq effectively lowers legal age of marriage to NINE after passing ...
6 days ago · IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the …
Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage ...
Jan 21, 2025 · A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament.. The parliamentary website said "the …
Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it ...
Dec 15, 2024 · Lawmakers in Iraq are proposing amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. BAGHDAD — She was just 11 when …
Iraq lowers age of consent to just 9 years old in sick new law so …
6 days ago · Activists argue that this undermines Iraq's 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum …
Iraq Approves Child Marriages for Girls as Young as 9
4 days ago · Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq.
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage - MSN
Sneha Mordani, a news editor and anchor, wrote on X: "Iraq's new law allows clerics to set marriage age under Islamic law, making it possible for girls as young as 9 to marry. This is a …
Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage
Aug 16, 2024 · (Beirut) – Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow Iraqi religious authorities, rather than state law, to …