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2024-08-10 06:48:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C6170DB558A042EE61D8DA7DE0020B0C68CF7C6CFEF33F326E1BCC878C3B082F
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NNN OP statement is correct Iraq’s Parliament, based on Sharia Law, is currently considering lowering the legal marrying age for girls from 15 to 9 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-women-campaigners-condemn-amendments-could-see-children-married https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240808-fears-for-women-s-rights-as-iraqi-bill-resurfaces https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/08/07/degrading-draft-bill-that-could-legalise-child-marriage-causes-outcry-in-iraq/ https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20240808-fears-for-women-s-rights-as-iraqi-bill-resurfaces https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/03/iraq-unregistered-marriages-harm-women-and-children https://www.barrons.com/news/fears-for-women-s-rights-as-iraqi-bill-resurfaces-034062ca https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/28/iraq-court-hearing-resumed-for-the-marriage-of-12-year-old-girl Female marriage age in Iraq has been discussed in the past as an ongoing issue per the 2022 report https://euaa.europa.eu/country-guidance-iraq-2022/2162-forced-and-child-marriage
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