Iraq legalizes child marriage..!? marriage from the age of 9!?

The child marriage law has been passed in Iraq. It has been decided to allow children to marry from the age of 9. The Shia Muslim conservative group has a majority in the Iraqi parliament, a Western Asian country. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is the Prime Minister. The marriageable age for women in this country is 18. Although child marriage was banned in 1950, 28 percent of women will marry before the age of 18, according to a 2023 UN report.
Recently, the Iraqi parliament decided to amend the law to lower the marriageable age of women from 18 to 9. However, women and human rights groups opposed the decision. Sexual and physical abuse of young girls will increase. Social activists had accused them of having to stop their schooling. In this situation, the Child marriage Law has been passed. It has been decided to allow children to marry from the age of 9. The age has been reduced from 18 to 9. The speaker of the Iraqi parliament has said that this law is an important step taken to improve justice and regulate the daily lives of the people. Some female members of parliament have opposed the law. While many countries are taking steps to raise the marriage age for women from 18 to 21, Iraq's approval of a child marriage law has sparked controversy.
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Sowmiya Sriram

23/01/2025 09:09 PM