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Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

BAGHDAD — 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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say

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 city of ...
Human Rights Watch

Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage

(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 inheritance ...
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Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage

Iraq's parliament sparked outrage on Tuesday after passing a series of controversial laws, including amendments to the country's personal status law that critics fear will effectively legalise child ...
Reuters

Iraq's draft child marriage law seen as political stunt - and sign of times

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Proposals that would legalise the marriage of nine-year-old Iraqi girls are unlikely to become law, but indicate the growing role of religion in a country some fear is going down ...