Iraq’s top court suspends new legislation that activists say undermines women’s rights
Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...
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Iraq’s Supreme Court suspends revised law lowering marriage age to 15
Amendments to Iraq's personal status law have been suspended by the country's Supreme Court, pausing plans to allow girls as ...
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...
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Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage passed without vote
MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation ...
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Iraq OKs Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls, Inciting Outrage
Outrage after Iraq passes controversial law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, sparking concerns of ...
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Iraq: Law permits child marriages from the age of nine
A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child ...
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Iraq Passes Law That Could Legalise Child Marriage For Girls As Young As 9, Activists Criticise Move
For Shia Muslims, who make up a majority in the country, the lowest age of marriage for girls will be nine years old, while ...
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Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: 'Disastrous'
The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.
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Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
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. The amendments give ...
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Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
Protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square demonstrating against a proposed law that critics said would legalize child marriage in Iraq on August 8, 2024. Protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square ...