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Efforts to end child marriage in Iraq are facing a serious threat, with the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ approval of amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law raising grave concerns that it risks ...

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to revoke its previous judicial injunction that had suspended the ...

Iraq’s top court on Tuesday threw out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last ...

The measures in question include a general amnesty law, new personal status legislation, and a law on the restitution of ...

The proposed amendments would let people choose between religious or state regulations for family matters, such as marriage, inheritance, divorce and child custody. Critics fear the move could ...

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. The Iraqi parliament has ...

ERBIL — A video of a German tourist in Baghdad has sparked outrage after he criticized Iraq’s newly amended Personal Status Law, which human rights organizations warn could legalize child marriage and ...

AP FILE - Protesters gather to demonstrate against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) Iraq's parliament ...

According to the current law, 18 is the minimum age of marriage. The changes approved on Tuesday would allow clerics to enforce their interpretation of Islamic law, potentially permitting the marriage ...

Iraq’s parliament has passed a law that legalizes child marriage during a parliamentary session in Baghdad, the nation’s capital on Tuesday, January 21. This law amendments grant Islamic ...