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Iraqi Parliament proposes Bill to allow 9years old girls to legally

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Iraqi women demonstrate against underage marriage in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on August 8, 2024, amid parliamentary discussions over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. Rights advocates are alarmed by a bill introduced to Iraq's parliament that, they fear, would roll back women's rights and increase underage marriage in the deeply patriarchal society. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi Parliament proposes Bill to allow 9years old girls to legally …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A proposed bill in Iraq’s Parliament to lower the legal marriage age for girls to just nine years has triggered significant controversy. Introduced by the Iraq Justice Ministry, the bill aims to amend the Personal Status Law, which currently sets … Read more