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Iraq's proposed child marriage law ignites nationwide protests
The changes proposed by the Shiite parliament also deprive women of the rights to divorce, child custody, and inheritance. ...
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Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’
Iraqi citizens have protested on the streets of the country’s capital, Baghdad, and other cities around the country. The protests have been met with clashes against local law enforcement. Although ...
The proposed law would also give religious authorities to carry out marriages of the children
The law is going to a second vote by the country's government, but it has opposition from youth activist groups and from 215 ...