Child Marriage: Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9, Which could normalize rape and child abuse.

Reject changes to personal status law, which would allow child marriage and further entrench discrimination

Lawmakers in Iraq are considering controversial changes to the country’s Personal Status Law, which would allow girls as young as 9 to be married. This move has sparked outrage among human rights advocates, who warn it would open the door to widespread exploitation, child abuse, and the normalization of gender-based violence.