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Iraq’s Supreme Court freezes controversial laws on women’s rights, detainees, and land disputes

Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, including a measure that activists argue erodes women’s rights. The Federal Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday stopping the implementation of the bills pending a legal challenge over the parliamentary voting process.

Associated Press · 1d

Iraq’s top court suspends new legislation that activists say undermines women’s rights

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.

The Washington Post · 1d

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court suspends implementation of controversial laws

Iraq’s top court suspended implementation of three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament, including amendments to a legislation that activists said would undermine women’s r

Scoop Empire on MSN · 19h

Legal Whirlwind: Iraq’s Court Suspends Laws Affecting Women’s Rights, Land, and Amnesty

By Guest Contributor By Islam SalahIraq’s Federal Supreme Court has recently put a temporary stop to three major laws that were passed by parliament last month following a legal challenge. These laws cover a range of issues,

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13wham · 14d

Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: 'Disastrous'

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

The Washington Post · 15d

Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage

protothema.gr · 14d

Iraq: Law permits child marriages from the age of nine

A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child marriages from the age of nine. Activists have strongly criticized the law, stating that it amounts to the “legalization of child rape.”

14don MSN

Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage

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

Her Zindagi Hindi12d

Iraq Lowers Age of Marriage For Girls To Nine, Sparks Outrage

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

Bill McEwen14d

Iraq OKs Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls, Inciting Outrage

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

Democracy Now13d

Iraq Approves Child Marriages for Girls as Young as 9

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.

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