Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups ...

Iraqi lawmakers have passed a bill critics say will legalize child marriage for girls as young as nine years old.

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Outrage after Iraq passes controversial law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, sparking concerns of ...

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, including the amended personal status law and a general ...

Roughly three months after Iraqi lawmakers proposed a bill to slash the country’s legal age of consent from 18 to nine years ...

A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...

The development comes even as child marriage remains a longstanding issue in Iraq, where 28 per cent of girls were married before they turned 18, according to a 2023 UN survey. The Iraqi Parliament ...