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Map Shows Marriage and Consent Ages Around the World
An amendment to Iraq's 1959 Personal Status law could theoretically make ... especially in economically disadvantaged communities where child marriage is already prevalent. Ages for consent ...
Lost futures, marital rape, and exploitation: How child marriages in Iraq commodify women
Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...
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Child marriage
Child marriage is taboo across the United States ... calling it an attack on liberty that could hurt teen parents. The World Economic Forum has a blind spot when it comes to the lives of women ...
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
When the Personal Status Law was passed six decades ago ... This is a horrifying assault on children's rights and human ...
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Africa’s Traditional Leaders Taking the Lead on Ending Child Marriage
West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world with a prevalence rate of 41 percent in 2018. This year, Save the Children ...
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This Muslim Nation Legalises Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls, Passes Controversial Laws
Currently, the minimum age for a girl's marriage is 18, but the proposed changes to the law would give more power to clerics to decide on girls' marriages according to their interpretation of Islamic ...
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage ...
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No progress in Latin America against child marriage
Of the 640 million women who have been victims of child marriage in the world, the vast majority (45%) are in South Asia, but that region is taking the fastest steps to eradicate it, which is not ...
Iraq lowers age of consent to 9 years old with sick law to allow old men to marry girls
The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
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Critics say new bill passed by Iraqi lawmakers opens door to 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. The amendments give ...
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Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: '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 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. The amendments give ...