Now she fears other young girls will be subjected to similar ordeals if lawmakers pass proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9 ...

(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 govern marriage and ...

IRBIL, Iraq — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi ...

An Iraqi asylum seeker has won the right to stay in the UK after claiming the shame of an extra-marital affair has prevented ...

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 ...

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's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

In early August 2024, thousands of women and women’s rights campaigners took to the streets across Iraq to protest proposed legal changes which effectively would legalize child marriage.

Women’s rights activists have raised the alarm after a dangerous bill resurfaced in Iraq’s parliament which could increase underage marriage. The bill would allow citizens to choose either ...

Iraq has passed a law 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 ...

If passed, it means that Iraq will have the youngest age of consent in the world - with neighbouring Iran having the second youngest at 13. As well as lowering the potential age of marriage ...