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

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 ...

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Iraq's parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including those who fought for the extremist IS group ...

Iraqis have reacted with horror after the country's parliament passed a law allowing children as young as nine to marry. The ...

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Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday, a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website that ...

For Shia Muslims, who make up a majority in the country, the lowest age of marriage for girls will be nine years old, while ...