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Lawmakers in Iraq are proposing amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9.

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 ...

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 ...

What are the minimum marriage ages around the world? Iraq could lower age to nine for girls - Countries often have two different minimum-age laws in place for marriages with and without parental ...

A bill that has sparked significant controversy has been put forward in the Iraqi parliament, aiming to lower the legal age of marriage for girls to 9 and boys to 15. The proposed legislation has ...

Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage Activists argue the new laws will erode safeguards for women ...

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.

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A proposed amendment to Iraq's family legislation could "hand more power in family matters to clerics" and, alarmingly, "open the door for marriage to be legalised for children as young as nine ...