Child Marriage

Iraq Moves to Lower Girls’ Age of Consent from 18 to 9

Iraq Moves to Lower Girls’ Age of Consent from 18 to 9

The government in Iraq is moving to pass new laws that would lower the legal age of consent for girls from 18 to just nine years old. Under the new Shia-backed law, children could be forced to "marry" adult men. Advocates of the new law are pushing to allow parents…
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