Iraq Lowers Age of Marriage For Girls To Nine, Sparks Outrage
Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep concerns about women's and children's protection.
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.
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 legalizing child rape.
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 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,
Iraq gives religious authorities power to govern marriage laws, potentially paving way for underage marriage
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday, a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website that it had adopted "the proposal to amend the Personal Status Law",
Three Amendments Adopted by Iraq’s Parliament, Including Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls
By Guest Contributor By Malak KhaledIraq’s parliament passed three controversial laws on Tuesday, leading to public outcry and criticism from human rights activists over the laws’ potential impact and the way they were passed.
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 ...
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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's religious minorities and Shiite mourning holidays
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Iraq's Christians 'close to extinction'
Iraq's Christian community is one of the oldest ... and which could only occur because a succession of caliphs [Islamic political and religious leaders] tolerated minorities.