Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent

Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’
The law is going to a second vote by the country's government, but it has opposition from youth activist groups and from 215 women parliamentary members.
Iraq law could lower age of consent for girls to nine
One country is attempting to allow men to marry young girls. Many see this as a way to satisfy sick urges and hold women down.
Iraq to lower age of consent to 9 years old with sick new law - so old men can wed girls
The new law would allow men to marry children as young as nine years old and has been branded a "catastrophe for women" by activists who are fighting to stop it.
Iraq slashes legal age of consent to nine years old – so old men can marry young children
The new law would repeal one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in the Middle East, and has sparked a massive campaign from Iraqi women, with the support of some MPs
Back to medieval times? Iraqi men can marry children as young as 9; government lowers the age of consent for girls
Iraq stands at the brink of a legal upheaval that could change the course of womens rights in the country. With a proposal to lower the age of consent for girls to just nine and strip women of key protections like divorce,
Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine
Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance.
Iraq's shocking proposal: Lowering consent age to nine years
In Iraq, the ruling authorities are considering lowering the age of consent for young girls from 18 to 9 years. The changes proposed by the Shiite-dominated parliament would also restrict women's rights to divorce,
Iraq Proposes Lowering Legal Age of Consent from 18 to 9
A new proposal by conservative Shiite parties in Iraq seeks to lower the country’s legal marriage age from 18 to 9 years old. This is the Third Attempt to Change the Law According to The Telegraph, the bill would also eliminate women’s rights to divorce,
Iraq to lower age of consent for girls to just 9 years old and allow men to marry young kids: ‘This law legalizes child rape’
Iraq is poised to pass a new law that would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing men to marry young girls ...
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Iraq to lower girls' marriage age to 9 years to 'protect' them from 'immoral relationships': Report
Iraq’s personal status law passed in 1959 is broadly perceived as a strong foundation largely protecting women's and ...
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‘Legalise child rape’: Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine
Iraq is set to lower the legal age of consent from nine years old, a decision that women’s rights activists say will ...