Summary
Proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law could allow girls as young as 9 to marry, sparking outrage from rights groups and survivors like “Batta,” who endured abuse after being forced into marriage at 11.
The changes would shift decision-making power to clerics, undermining existing protections for women and children established in 1959.
Supporters claim the amendments promote family values, but critics call them a violation of children’s rights and a step toward legalized child abuse.
Activists and lawmakers are working to block the controversial proposal.
Was this a thing when Saddam was still in charge?
Nope, he was absolutely not a good man, but he kept order and stability that America and Israel to wipe that out.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Ba'athist_Iraq
But sure, the dreaded West is to blame!
When the laws being made are by a US-made puppet government that did not exist in the past regime… It’s time to call things for how they are.
Edit: changed some phrasing
I’m sorry, is your source just a literal Wikipedia page? Are you serious? Bro get outta here 🤣
I’m Sorry, is your home instance .ml? Are you serious? Bro get outta here :dumbass emoji:
What? I’m sorry I’m not joining you on that basement dweeb back and forth about home instance 🤣🤣🤣 I’m using Lemmy as a Reddit alternative, and ml was just the choice I set on because I love an underdog number 2 instance. you should consider touching grass and getting a hobby, there’s bigger things in this world than this dude. Let it be a wake-up call before it’s too late