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Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn

Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

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.

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Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and critics are concerned the move may spark a rise in child marriages. Newsweek contacted Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email outside normal business hours.

Iraq's parliament passes law critics claim could allow child marriage: 'Disastrous'

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

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Iraqi passes law that could legalize child marriage: What to know

The controversial amendments were passed alongside laws on land disputes and amnesty for some crimes.

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Iraq legalises child marriage following proposal to lower age of consent to nine

Roughly three months after Iraqi lawmakers proposed a bill to slash the country’s legal age of consent from 18 to nine years old, Iraq’s parliament passed an amendment to the country’s personal status law that effectively legalises child marriage,

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Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring sister's life

She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...

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DC Mayor Bowser signs off on child marriage ban

In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...

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National Girl Child Day: A day of reflection and action to end child marriage

One such battle that looms large over India (and the world) is child marriage. Imagine being robbed of your childhood dreams, ...

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Meet the woman who stopped 20 child marriages in a yr

Patna: For over a decade, she has been providing free legal aid to people belonging to the economically weaker sections of ...

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CWC: Child marriages illegal in PH regardless of religion, culture

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has expressed alarm over an unlawful and void “marriage” between a 10-year-old ...

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Child Marriage Free Nepal campaign picks up in provinces

As part of the Child Marriage Free Nepal campaign in seven provinces of Nepal, Just Rights for Children (JRC) and Backward ...

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Inside Shanghai’s marriage market - where parents seek a match for their unwed child

Marriage rates are declining across China. But at a pop-up market in Shanghai, parents have not given up finding a match for ...

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