Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage ...
3 days ago · BAGHDAD (AP) — 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 Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
3 days ago · 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.
Iraq passes divisive laws that critics say legalises child marriage
3 days ago · Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. The changes passed Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law, which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens — or as young as 9 under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many Shiite religious authorities in Iraq.
Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage ...
3 days ago · A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament.. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...
Proposed Bill in Iraq Could Allow Girls Young as 9 to Marry - TIME
Aug 16, 2024 · Even with the legal protections currently in place, child marriage remains prevalant in Iraq, with approximately 28% of girls marrying before the age of 18, according to a 2023 UNICEF report....
Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it ...
Dec 15, 2024 · Lawmakers in Iraq are proposing amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. BAGHDAD — She was just 11 when she was sold into wedlock with...
Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage
Aug 16, 2024 · (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...
Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider …
Sep 4, 2024 · Rights groups and many Iraqi women fear the country's parliament will open the door to child marriages as lawmakers consider legal changes that would give religious authorities more power over family law.
Iraq's Amended Personal Status Law Could Make 9-Year-Olds Brides
Sep 19, 2024 · In effect, it could legalize child marriage for girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15, undermine the principle of equality before the law and remove protections for women regarding...
Iraq: Reject changes to Personal Status Law which would allow child ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Iraqi lawmakers must drop amendments to the Personal Status Law, which would violate women and girls’ rights, further entrench discrimination and could allow for girls as young as nine to be married, Amnesty International said today, ahead of an imminent parliamentary vote on the changes.
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