A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...

The ‘Personal Status Law’ approved without a parliamentary vote alarms activists and civil society. The fear of a ‘disintegration’ of the family and a step backwards in the rol ...

On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, including the amended personal status law and a general ...

Iraq’s parliament recently revised and approved amendments to the Personal Status Law which reduced the minimum marriage age ...

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups ...

Currently, the minimum age for a girl's marriage is 18, but the proposed changes to the law would give more power to clerics ...

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

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

Iraq's parliament passed three controversial laws on Tuesday, including amendments to the Personal Status Law that could ...

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