Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades ...

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

The move follows a complaint by lawmakers who argued that the voting process was unlawful. View on euronews ...

Outrage after Iraq passes controversial law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, sparking concerns of ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq.

By Islam Salah Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has recently put a temporary stop to three major laws that were passed by ...

The measures in question include a general amnesty law, new personal status legislation, and a law on the restitution of ...

Protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square demonstrating against a proposed law that critics said would legalize child marriage in Iraq on August 8, 2024. Protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square ...