Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, ...

Efforts to end child marriage in Iraq are facing a serious threat, with the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ approval of amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law raising grave concerns that it risks ...

Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), told Middle East Eye the Coordination Framework was using the changes to distract from their own 'corruption' and ...

"We're preserving the coexistence and pluralism that was in Iraq," Benjamen said. Born and raised in Kirkuk, an oil-rich ...

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country's first ...

Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark a significant step backward for women's rights in the country. The passage of the amendments also sets a ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq's top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial bills passed last month by the country's parliament, including a measure that activists said undermines women's ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... including a measure that activists said undermines women’s rights. A number of members of parliament filed a complaint alleging ...