Child Marriage

Opponents (right) and proponents (left) of the amended personal status law in Baghdad. (Photos: AFP)

Iraq

Amended Iraqi Personal Status Law Victimizes Children, Ignites Fierce Opposition

Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraq's Family Law Amendment Will Create 'Societal Chaos,' Legal Expert Warns

A girl holds a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraq

Iraq's Personal Status 'Law' or a new 'Low': Global Outcry Intensifies

Iraqi Parliament Hall of debates. Justice scale (R). (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

Do lawmakers in Iraqi Parliament expect underage girls qualify for marriage?

U.S. State Department. (Photo: US State Department)

Iraq

US Strongly Criticizes Proposed Changes to Iraq’s Personal Status Law

Women protesting against child marriage in Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Human Rights Watch warns of rising child marriages in Iraq amid controversial legal reforms

A girl holds a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Kurdistan

Iraqi Parliament advances controversial amendment to legalize child marriage, sparking outcry

Women activists speaking at the press conference, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Activists protest in Erbil against controversial amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law

Women demonstrate near the Kadhimiya court in Iraq's capital Baghdad on November 21, 2021, in protest against the legalisation of a marriage contract for a 12-year-old girl, Nov. 21, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraq

12-year-old girl's marriage causes stir in Iraq

Esra'a's mom with civil society activist Lena Ali. October 29, 2021. (Photo: Facebook)

Iraq

Iraqi community police response to woman calling for teenage daughter's rescue from 'forced marriage' causes stir on social media

UN urges Iraq to review draft law for minimum age of marriage

middle east

UN urges Iraq to review draft law for minimum age of marriage

US blasts Iraq over draft law allowing child marriage

world

US blasts Iraq over draft law allowing child marriage

400,000 underage girls married off in Iran within decade

middle east

400,000 underage girls married off in Iran within decade