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.
I have maybe a handful of memories made under 9 years old. Just imagine being married for as far back as you can remember. These poor girls
Oh don’t worry, trauma victims will have plenty of memories from that age 🤢🤮
I would imagine that fueling rape and child abuse is the point.
Republicans are taking notes.
They don’t need to take any notes. Child marriage is legal and still happening in many US states. And you guessed it, it’s Replicans who defend those laws, by invoking “family values”.
It’s horrible that they plan to change the law to allow that to happen over there, but we here in the US aren’t in any position to feel morally superior about it till we finally ban it ourselves.
religion is the root of this particular evil regardless of country. its a stain on humanity.
Well yeah, it is rape and child abuse.
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He was also a slave trader and worse of all, he didn’t like dogs…
Arson, murder and jaywalking.
It would be wrong for me to mention that Muhammed married a 6-year-old when he was in his early fifties and, if recorded accounts are to be believed, started having sex with her when she was 9.
claim the amendments support family values
I mean I guess it makes more family, but Jesus Christ
Morons: They should get the run the country how they want, and if you don’t like it LEAVE.
More proof, to me at least, that there is no god out there.
I mean really yeah.
Either God doesn’t exist. Or God does exist and allows this crap to happen, which is akin to just approving of it. And if that’s the case hail Satan.
worse. if god exists he created the world knowing this would happen. he created the evil and is watching it play out. and guess what, if you dont kiss the ring you burn forever.
who the fuck would ever want that god to exist?
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
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