In Iraq, a law that can ‘legalize pedophilia’ is on the table
She said that the new law would lead to legalized child marriage in Iraq, in contradiction to the ... spent a day or two with ...
Iraq 'to pass law' allowing girls as young as nine to marry while stripping women of other rights
Iraq is set to change its laws to allow men to marry girls as young as nine and strip women of rights around divorce, child ...
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Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse.
Batta is by far not the only child in Iraq to have been married at a young age. UNICEF reported in April 2023 that 28% of girls are married before the legal age of 18, although under Iraqi law ...
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20 Things That Caught My Eye Today: Empowering Unexpectedly Pregnant Women, the Turks in Iraq, the Dangers of Individualism & More
2. USCIRF Condemns Turkish Bombing of Christian Village in Iraq 3. New Arizona laws pave way for photo IDs for foster, homeless youth 4. Matt Lewis: Abortion Is Why Never-Trump Republicans Can’t ...
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Proposed amendments to Iraqi law undermine women’s dignity, human rights expert says
“Iraq has been a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child for decades. Enacting a law that ...
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Help Save Children in Iraq
The Republic of Iraq is located in an area once home to the some of the earliest known civilizations. Tragically, it now ranks as one of the world’s worst places to be a child, where millions of ...
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South Africa should condemn Iraq’s proposed child marriage amendments
Iraq’s Personal Status Law was passed in 1959 ... found a strong correlation between the age of a bride and early pregnancy, in many instances resulting in a higher than normal loss of children ...