Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from
Y oung girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9.
‘Legalise child rape’: Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to ...
Iraq is set to lower the legal age of consent from nine years old, a decision that women’s rights activists say will “legalise child rape”. The amendment to the country’s “personal ...
Iraq 'to pass law' allowing girls as young as nine to marry
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. ... News. Sport. Business. Lifestyle. Culture.
Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine - The Telegraph
07 November 2024 3:48pm GMT. Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to ...
Iraq: Reject changes to Personal Status Law which would allow …
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. “Iraqi lawmakers must heed the warnings of civil ...
Proposed Bill in Iraq Could Allow Girls Young as 9 to Marry - TIME
Aug 16, 2024 · A n amendment to Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status law was officially proposed in the Iraqi parliament on Aug. 4. The draft law could theoretically make it legal for girls as young as nine years old...
Iraq's Amended Personal Status Law Could Make 9-Year-Olds Brides
Sep 19, 2024 · Iraq's Personal Status Law, which governs matters of marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance for Muslims in Iraq, was considered one of the most progressive in the region at the...
The Iraqi bill to lower the age of marriage for girls to nine
Aug 14, 2024 · The law, when it was passed 65 years ago, established 18 as the legal age of marriage – though children can be married as young as 15 with permission from a judge or guardian. Unicef reports that...
Women in Iraq condemn 'sectarian' draft bill that could legitimise ...
Jul 28, 2024 · Women and children's rights campaigners in Iraq have pushed back at proposals that could enshrine sectarianism in family relationships, hand more power in family matters to clerics and open the...
Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage
Aug 16, 2024 · The Personal Status Law sets the legal age for marriage at 18, or 15 with a judge’s permission and depending on the child’s “maturity and physical capacity,” which already contravenes...
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