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« on: March 13, 2014, 10:04:00 AM »
Iraq's Council of Ministers have approved a new draft law that would restrict women's rights in matters of inheritance and parental and other rights after divorce, make it easier for men to take multiple wives, and allow girls to be married from age nine.

The new Personal Status Law, which received the Cabinet's nod on February 25, must now be approved by the parliament to become law.

Human Rights Watch called on the Iraqi Government to withdraw the pending legislation and ensure that Iraq's legal framework protects women and girls in line with its international obligations.

The draft law, called the Jaafari Personal Status Law, is based on the principles of the Jaafari school of Shia religious jurisprudence, founded by Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam.

http://www.rttnews.com/2284775/iraqi-cabinet-approves-legalizing-marriage-for-9-year-old-girls.aspx
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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2014, 10:04:49 AM »
Horrible law ...
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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2014, 10:16:33 AM »
Why not 9-year-old boys ? The sexual discrimination in Iraq is disgusting !
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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2014, 12:42:22 PM »
When will they grow up.
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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2014, 04:43:13 PM »
Seriously, Iraq? Why would you feel the need to do this?
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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2014, 05:21:38 PM »
« Edited: March 13, 2014, 05:23:42 PM by Cassius »
If only we could go back to the days when Iraq was more fiscally than socially conservative (ie, when Saddam was in power).

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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2014, 05:26:17 PM »
What else do you expect from a country that borders Saudi Arabia?
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2014, 06:25:37 PM »
Do USA still funds them?
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2014, 06:40:40 PM »
Mission accomplished.
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2014, 07:46:22 PM »
Oh democracy...
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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2014, 08:40:16 PM »
Quote from: Cassius on March 13, 2014, 05:21:38 PM
If only we could go back to the days when Iraq was more fiscally than socially conservative (ie, when Saddam was in power).

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Saddam was very socially conservative, he allowed bestiality for instasnce.
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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2014, 09:56:58 PM »
Reminder:

The campaign to keep the age of consent at ten was one of the sparks of the Nationalist movement in India.
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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2014, 01:26:04 PM »
Disgusting
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