Iraq effectively lowers legal age of marriage to NINE after passing laws allowing hardline Islamist clerics to decide
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 interpretation of
Iraq lowers age of consent to just 9 years old so old men can marry children in sick new law
A law has been passed in Iraq that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine. Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters.
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MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation
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 marriages from the age of nine. Activists have strongly criticized the law, stating that it amounts to the “legalization of child rape.”
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Iraq lowers the marriage age for girls to 9
A law that passed this week in Iraq that opponents have said effectively allows men to marry girls as young as 9 years old has horrified human rights groups. Some of those opponents are now planning to contest the law.
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 would in effect legalize child marriage.
Iraq passes Bill that critics say legalises child marriage
The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.
Iraq legalises child marriage following proposal to lower age of consent to nine
Roughly three months after Iraqi lawmakers proposed a bill to slash the country’s legal age of consent from 18 to nine years old, Iraq’s parliament passed an amendment to the country’s personal status law that effectively legalises child marriage,
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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's religious authorities stay out of Shiite conflict
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'Rights must be restored': Calls to change Iraq's constitution on religious freedom
The child then will follow his father's religion according to the laws in Iraq." To discuss the details of this law, SBS Assyrian correspondent from Duhok, Naseem Sadiq, spoke to Dr Muna Yaku ...
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Iraqi parliament 'secretly' passes National Intelligence Agency Law, set to vote on other contentious laws
Iraq's parliament has passed a law for the National Intelligence Agency behind closed doors, drawing criticism for a lack of ...