Latest items for Iraq
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows the prevalence of social media videos/content involvong child brides in makeup, which is due to the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT)."On TikTok, content featuring underage brides in Iraq has gone viral. Make-up artists such as Baraa Macer, who has 264,000 followers on the platform, regularly share videos of underaged bridal clients. In captions on her videos, Macer claims some are younger than ten years...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows the prevalence of social media videos/content involvong child brides in makeup, which is due to the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT)."On TikTok, content featuring underage brides in Iraq has gone viral. Make-up artists such as Baraa Macer, who has 264,000 followers on the platform, regularly share videos of underaged bridal clients. In captions on her videos, Macer claims some are younger than ten years...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: ADCM-PRACTICE-1
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188] said: 'These [underage brides] are children who are not aware that their husbands can use the Ja’fari law to strip their rights — they can divorce them, marry a second wife and take their children without dispute'" (para 19). This information states that Ja’fari personal status law in Iraq allows the marriage of underage girls and gives husbands disproportionate legal control over divorce, polygyny, and child custody, effectively stripping child brides of equal rights and legal protection within marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ADCM-PRACTICE-1
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188] said: 'These [underage brides] are children who are not aware that their husbands can use the Ja’fari law to strip their rights — they can divorce them, marry a second wife and take their children without dispute'" (para 19). This information states that Ja’fari personal status law in Iraq allows the marriage of underage girls and gives husbands disproportionate legal control over divorce, polygyny, and child custody, effectively stripping child brides of equal rights and legal protection within marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188], who oversees shelters for runaway girls of forced marriage under The Organisation of Women’s Freedom Iraq (OWFI) in Baghdad, said: 'We have seen a growing black market in Iraq where fathers are selling their daughters, pulling them out of education, mostly because of poverty … but they have been encouraged by some [clerics] who may benefit'" (para 11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188], who oversees shelters for runaway girls of forced marriage under The Organisation of Women’s Freedom Iraq (OWFI) in Baghdad, said: 'We have seen a growing black market in Iraq where fathers are selling their daughters, pulling them out of education, mostly because of poverty … but they have been encouraged by some [clerics] who may benefit'" (para 11).
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Twenty-eight per cent of girls in Iraq are married before the age of 18, and a further 22 per cent of unregistered marriages involve girls under 14, the United Nations reported in 2023. The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council does not break down marriages by age, but recorded 14,000 more weddings in the first half of 2025 compared with the previous year" (para 14).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Twenty-eight per cent of girls in Iraq are married before the age of 18, and a further 22 per cent of unregistered marriages involve girls under 14, the United Nations reported in 2023. The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council does not break down marriages by age, but recorded 14,000 more weddings in the first half of 2025 compared with the previous year" (para 14).
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"In January, Iraq passed an amendment to its personal status law, which allows citizens to choose sect-specific religious courts to oversee their marriage affairs. This came after years of lobbying from Shia political parties to opt out of Iraq’s civil law, which has legally protected against underage marriage since the 1950s" (para 3). "The state has now introduced Ja’fari law, an 8th-century religious jurisprudence specifically for Shias, who are the religious majority in southern Iraq. A judge can permit child marriage based on perceived 'maturity and physical capacity', and while Iraqi legislation sets the minimum age for marriage to 15 years old, the widely contested Ja’fari teachings allow girls to...more
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"In January, Iraq passed an amendment to its personal status law, which allows citizens to choose sect-specific religious courts to oversee their marriage affairs. This came after years of lobbying from Shia political parties to opt out of Iraq’s civil law, which has legally protected against underage marriage since the 1950s" (para 3). "The state has now introduced Ja’fari law, an 8th-century religious jurisprudence specifically for Shias, who are the religious majority in southern Iraq. A judge can permit child marriage based on perceived 'maturity and physical capacity', and while Iraqi legislation sets the minimum age for marriage to 15 years old, the widely contested Ja’fari teachings allow girls to...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Vocal opponents of the amendment, including Qamar al-Samarrai and Zainab Jawad, two of the most prominent members of Coalition 188, claim to have been disqualified from running in the recent elections. Both say they have fled to the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq for safety. Jawad, who gained hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and Twitter for her staunch opposition to repeated attempts to amend the law in recent years, claims to have been exiled by security forces in June. Speaking from her flat in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region, she said she had been abducted and detained without a warrant by Iraqi security forces at...more
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Vocal opponents of the amendment, including Qamar al-Samarrai and Zainab Jawad, two of the most prominent members of Coalition 188, claim to have been disqualified from running in the recent elections. Both say they have fled to the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq for safety. Jawad, who gained hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and Twitter for her staunch opposition to repeated attempts to amend the law in recent years, claims to have been exiled by security forces in June. Speaking from her flat in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region, she said she had been abducted and detained without a warrant by Iraqi security forces at...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows how the prevalence of child marriage due to Jafari Law, which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage. Such a law can definitely contribute significantly to the normalcy and commonality of the concept of rape in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows how the prevalence of child marriage due to Jafari Law, which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage. Such a law can definitely contribute significantly to the normalcy and commonality of the concept of rape in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"In January, Iraq passed an amendment to its personal status law, which allows citizens to choose sect-specific religious courts to oversee their marriage affairs. This came after years of lobbying from Shia political parties to opt out of Iraq’s civil law, which has legally protected against underage marriage since the 1950s" (para 3). This information shows that legal changes permit marriages to be governed outside civil law, reducing safeguards related to consent and minimum age (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The state has now introduced Ja’fari law, an 8th-century religious jurisprudence specifically for Shias, who are the religious majority in southern Iraq. A judge can permit child marriage based on perceived 'maturity and...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"In January, Iraq passed an amendment to its personal status law, which allows citizens to choose sect-specific religious courts to oversee their marriage affairs. This came after years of lobbying from Shia political parties to opt out of Iraq’s civil law, which has legally protected against underage marriage since the 1950s" (para 3). This information shows that legal changes permit marriages to be governed outside civil law, reducing safeguards related to consent and minimum age (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The state has now introduced Ja’fari law, an 8th-century religious jurisprudence specifically for Shias, who are the religious majority in southern Iraq. A judge can permit child marriage based on perceived 'maturity and...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"But a group of Iraq’s most prominent female lawyers, journalists and activists, known as Coalition 188, has spent the past year attempting to combat and reverse the law [on the age of marriage], as well as other loopholes created by the amendment, including some women losing rights to alimony and custody" (para 9). "Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188], who oversees shelters for runaway girls of forced marriage under The Organisation of Women’s Freedom Iraq (OWFI) in Baghdad, said: 'We have seen a growing black market in Iraq where fathers are selling their daughters, pulling them out of education, mostly because of poverty … but they have been encouraged by...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"But a group of Iraq’s most prominent female lawyers, journalists and activists, known as Coalition 188, has spent the past year attempting to combat and reverse the law [on the age of marriage], as well as other loopholes created by the amendment, including some women losing rights to alimony and custody" (para 9). "Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188], who oversees shelters for runaway girls of forced marriage under The Organisation of Women’s Freedom Iraq (OWFI) in Baghdad, said: 'We have seen a growing black market in Iraq where fathers are selling their daughters, pulling them out of education, mostly because of poverty … but they have been encouraged by...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188] said: 'These [underage brides] are children who are not aware that their husbands can use the Ja’fari law to strip their rights — they can divorce them, marry a second wife and take their children without dispute'" (para 19). This information states that Ja’fari personal status law in Iraq allows the marriage of underage girls and gives husbands disproportionate legal control over divorce, polygyny, and child custody, effectively stripping child brides of equal rights and legal protection within marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3
"Ghezi [founding member of Coalition 188] said: 'These [underage brides] are children who are not aware that their husbands can use the Ja’fari law to strip their rights — they can divorce them, marry a second wife and take their children without dispute'" (para 19). This information states that Ja’fari personal status law in Iraq allows the marriage of underage girls and gives husbands disproportionate legal control over divorce, polygyny, and child custody, effectively stripping child brides of equal rights and legal protection within marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Ghezi, founding member of Coalition 188] is concerned about the crackdown on protests against the law. 'Women who have been fighting the law change have been targeted by the state — only a handful of mothers show up to protest now. The numbers get smaller and smaller and the most outspoken female lawyers have left the country … we have all been accused of being enemies of the state'" (para 20). This information shows the efforts and struggles of women in Iraq to amend Ja'fari Law, which grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage,...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Ghezi, founding member of Coalition 188] is concerned about the crackdown on protests against the law. 'Women who have been fighting the law change have been targeted by the state — only a handful of mothers show up to protest now. The numbers get smaller and smaller and the most outspoken female lawyers have left the country … we have all been accused of being enemies of the state'" (para 20). This information shows the efforts and struggles of women in Iraq to amend Ja'fari Law, which grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage,...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows the Iraqi officials and activists talks and comments on the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Human rights activists in Iraq believe the amendment [Iraq’s Personal Status Law that allows marriage matters to be handled by sect-specific religious courts instead of being governed solely by civil law] has opened up a black market where 'parents can exchange daughters for money or status' without repercussions and...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows the Iraqi officials and activists talks and comments on the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Human rights activists in Iraq believe the amendment [Iraq’s Personal Status Law that allows marriage matters to be handled by sect-specific religious courts instead of being governed solely by civil law] has opened up a black market where 'parents can exchange daughters for money or status' without repercussions and...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
The following information shows the Iraqi government's backlash on the activists talking about the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT)."She [Ghezi, founding member of Coalition 188] is concerned about the crackdown on protests against the law. 'Women who have been fighting the law change have been targeted by the state — only a handful of mothers show up to protest now. The numbers get smaller and smaller and the...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
The following information shows the Iraqi government's backlash on the activists talking about the Ja'fari Law, the personal status law in Iraq which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage, making it a gender issue in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT)."She [Ghezi, founding member of Coalition 188] is concerned about the crackdown on protests against the law. 'Women who have been fighting the law change have been targeted by the state — only a handful of mothers show up to protest now. The numbers get smaller and smaller and the...more
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
2
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
2
Feb. 8, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Venezuela
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The report [by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)] reveals that in 20 countries or territories such as Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Venezuela the so-called 'marry-your-rapist' laws still continue" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The report [by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)] reveals that in 20 countries or territories such as Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Venezuela the so-called 'marry-your-rapist' laws still continue" (para 10).
Feb. 8, 2026, 6:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Cameroon, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Thailand
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"[M]any countries continue to have the so-called 'marry your rapist' laws, namely, laws that enable perpetrators to marry their victims and so avoid any penalties for their crime. Indeed, in April 2021, the U.N. Population Fund published a report indicating that this is still the case even today in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan and Thailand, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, among others" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"[M]any countries continue to have the so-called 'marry your rapist' laws, namely, laws that enable perpetrators to marry their victims and so avoid any penalties for their crime. Indeed, in April 2021, the U.N. Population Fund published a report indicating that this is still the case even today in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan and Thailand, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, among others" (para 5).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-2
"In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of them, however, are owed salaries, go days without food, and endure other horrible conditions" (para 5). This paragraph shows that the women endure severe exploitation—including overwork, wage withholding, and food deprivation—demonstrating abusive working conditions (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I...more
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-2
"In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of them, however, are owed salaries, go days without food, and endure other horrible conditions" (para 5). This paragraph shows that the women endure severe exploitation—including overwork, wage withholding, and food deprivation—demonstrating abusive working conditions (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"Al Jazeera documents the story of Agnes (not her real name), a 27-year-old woman who left Ekiti State for Iraq after agents promised her a dream life. These agents reportedly earn $500 for every woman they traffic on behalf of recruitment firms in Iraq. Speaking about the recruitment scheme, “It’s a form of modern slavery,” said Damilola Adekola, co-founder of Hopes Haven Foundation, a Nigerian NGO that helps track trafficked women" (para 2-3)."In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"Al Jazeera documents the story of Agnes (not her real name), a 27-year-old woman who left Ekiti State for Iraq after agents promised her a dream life. These agents reportedly earn $500 for every woman they traffic on behalf of recruitment firms in Iraq. Speaking about the recruitment scheme, “It’s a form of modern slavery,” said Damilola Adekola, co-founder of Hopes Haven Foundation, a Nigerian NGO that helps track trafficked women" (para 2-3)."In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I can’t do that,” Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] said in a phone call from Basra, where she is confined to a hostel owned by the recruiting firm that brought her from Nigeria last year. The man has refused to pay my salary. I don’t know if I am pregnant, but I have not seen my menstruation since then. I just want to go home and check myself and see what’s happening inside me,' she added,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I can’t do that,” Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] said in a phone call from Basra, where she is confined to a hostel owned by the recruiting firm that brought her from Nigeria last year. The man has refused to pay my salary. I don’t know if I am pregnant, but I have not seen my menstruation since then. I just want to go home and check myself and see what’s happening inside me,' she added,...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1
"A report has highlighted the suffering faced by Nigerian Women serving as domestic workers in Iraq, a country they initially believed to be their 'El Dorado.' Al Jazeera documents the story of Agnes (not her real name), a 27-year-old woman who left Ekiti State for Iraq after agents promised her a dream life. These agents reportedly earn $500 for every woman they traffic on behalf of recruitment firms in Iraq" (para 1-2). "In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of...more
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1
"A report has highlighted the suffering faced by Nigerian Women serving as domestic workers in Iraq, a country they initially believed to be their 'El Dorado.' Al Jazeera documents the story of Agnes (not her real name), a 27-year-old woman who left Ekiti State for Iraq after agents promised her a dream life. These agents reportedly earn $500 for every woman they traffic on behalf of recruitment firms in Iraq" (para 1-2). "In Iraq, the women sign contracts that assign them to families or labour-intensive institutions. A worker like Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] might earn $200 or $250 per month for working up to 20 hours a day. Many of...more
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, D R Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
3
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
3
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Cote D'Ivoire, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
2
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
3
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
3
Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Iraq in 2021 was 2.53 per 100,000 population.
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Iraq in 2021 was 2.53 per 100,000 population.
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Iraq in 2023 was 19.8%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Iraq in 2023 was 19.8%.
Nov. 13, 2025, 9:39 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Iraq is legally permitted only when the health of the pregnant person is at risk, according to Article 417 of the amended Iraqi Penal Code No. 111 of 1969. This law imposes a penalty of imprisonment for up to one year and a fine of no more than one hundred dinars on any woman who induces her own abortion or enables another to do so with her consent. The same penalty applies to anyone who deliberately aborts a woman with her consent. The penalty is reduced if the woman was raped, but the act remains a crime" (para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Iraq is legally permitted only when the health of the pregnant person is at risk, according to Article 417 of the amended Iraqi Penal Code No. 111 of 1969. This law imposes a penalty of imprisonment for up to one year and a fine of no more than one hundred dinars on any woman who induces her own abortion or enables another to do so with her consent. The same penalty applies to anyone who deliberately aborts a woman with her consent. The penalty is reduced if the woman was raped, but the act remains a crime" (para 1).
Nov. 13, 2025, 9:31 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[T]hese rights are only partially protected in Iraq, with contraception being legal, abortion illegal, and domestic violence only prohibited by law in the Kurdish region... Abortion is only accessible if a woman’s life is in danger and two health professionals and her husband authorise it. This leads women to pursue unsafe, clandestine abortion, especially in cases of rape, which is exacerbated in the context of widespread conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[T]hese rights are only partially protected in Iraq, with contraception being legal, abortion illegal, and domestic violence only prohibited by law in the Kurdish region... Abortion is only accessible if a woman’s life is in danger and two health professionals and her husband authorise it. This leads women to pursue unsafe, clandestine abortion, especially in cases of rape, which is exacerbated in the context of widespread conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)" (para 3).