Jurist

HRW: Iraq personal status law amendment fails to protect women’s equal rights

Amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that came into effect on February 17 fail to adequately protect women’s right to equality before the law and leave them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, ...
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Amended Iraqi Law Makes Women 2nd Class Citizens, Says Human Rights Body

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticised Iraq's amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women's rights and makes them "second class citizens". In January, the Iraqi parliament ...
Barron's

HRW Says New Iraqi Personal Status Code Makes Women 'Second Class Citizens'

HRW Says New Iraqi Personal Status Code Makes Women 'Second Class Citizens' By AFP - Agence France Presse Oct 15, 2025, 6:44 am EDT Share ...
Human Rights Watch

Iraq: Personal Status Law Amendment Sets Back Women’s Rights

(Beirut) – After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women’s and girls’ rights to equality before ...
Middle East Eye

Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage passed without vote

A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend the ...