Latest items for Iraq
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Yet many brave Iraqi women have become activists, advocating for their rights and the rights of others and forming organizations to support victims of violence, promote education, and provide economic opportunities" (para 45).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Yet many brave Iraqi women have become activists, advocating for their rights and the rights of others and forming organizations to support victims of violence, promote education, and provide economic opportunities" (para 45).
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"This terrible change [of reduced legal age of marriage for Iraqi girls due to the more authority given to Islaic courts] took place last year, when Iraq’s parliament increased the authority of Islamic courts over all family matters, including marriage – the minimum age for which was previously set at 18 – divorce and inheritance. Under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many religious authorities in my [Iraqi female narrator] country, this could mean nine-year-old girls being given away to men decades older" (para 6-7).
Variables: MARR-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"This terrible change [of reduced legal age of marriage for Iraqi girls due to the more authority given to Islaic courts] took place last year, when Iraq’s parliament increased the authority of Islamic courts over all family matters, including marriage – the minimum age for which was previously set at 18 – divorce and inheritance. Under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many religious authorities in my [Iraqi female narrator] country, this could mean nine-year-old girls being given away to men decades older" (para 6-7).
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In many cases [of Iraqi women being murdered by their husbands/family members in the name of honor], the manner of their [Iraqi women] death is concealed by a verdict of ‘suicide’ from authorities all too eager to turn a blind eye to the depraved reality. Countless others are buried in secret graves" (para 13). This infomation shows that, in terms of dealing with murder cases labled with reasons of honor, Iraqi punishment system shows clear gendered failure in enforcement, therefore differential treatment by officials (MR-CODER COMMENT). "It is one reason my [the female Iraqi narrator] friend does not leave. She fears not only losing her children, but poverty, the stigma...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In many cases [of Iraqi women being murdered by their husbands/family members in the name of honor], the manner of their [Iraqi women] death is concealed by a verdict of ‘suicide’ from authorities all too eager to turn a blind eye to the depraved reality. Countless others are buried in secret graves" (para 13). This infomation shows that, in terms of dealing with murder cases labled with reasons of honor, Iraqi punishment system shows clear gendered failure in enforcement, therefore differential treatment by officials (MR-CODER COMMENT). "It is one reason my [the female Iraqi narrator] friend does not leave. She fears not only losing her children, but poverty, the stigma...more
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Women have been raped and kidnapped, while domestic violence is a way of life for many. Among them are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 10-11). "Shameful too is the plight of those women who still have their husbands but live in fear. There is no shortage of them, among them a friend of mine [the female Iraqi narrator] who has been married for two decades and has been...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Women have been raped and kidnapped, while domestic violence is a way of life for many. Among them are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 10-11). "Shameful too is the plight of those women who still have their husbands but live in fear. There is no shortage of them, among them a friend of mine [the female Iraqi narrator] who has been married for two decades and has been...more
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Women have been raped and kidnapped, while domestic violence is a way of life for many. Among them are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 10-11).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Women have been raped and kidnapped, while domestic violence is a way of life for many. Among them are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 10-11).
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
" Among them [Iraqi women who are victims of domestic violence] are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 11). "Shameful too is the plight of those women who still have their husbands but live in fear. There is no shortage of them, among them a friend of mine [the female Iraqi narrator] who has been married for two decades and has been regularly abused by her husband throughout. She...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
" Among them [Iraqi women who are victims of domestic violence] are some of my [Iraqi female narrator] friends, their beatings meted out by husbands who know the wounds caused will not be seen under traditional dress – and that even if reported, will be dismissed, given that very few, if any, cases result in convictions or punishment" (para 11). "Shameful too is the plight of those women who still have their husbands but live in fear. There is no shortage of them, among them a friend of mine [the female Iraqi narrator] who has been married for two decades and has been regularly abused by her husband throughout. She...more
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how her elder sister was married aged just 15, ‘given’ to a man nine years older, forced to abandon her education, she was pregnant by 16, and a mother of three aged 21" (para 34).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how her elder sister was married aged just 15, ‘given’ to a man nine years older, forced to abandon her education, she was pregnant by 16, and a mother of three aged 21" (para 34).
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"Outside Batha, in the Dhi Qar province, in the south of the country, one graveyard, containing hundreds of unmarked graves holding the bodies of women who are the victims of honour killings is known as the ‘hills of sin’. It is just one of many around the country" (para 14). This information, by mantioning 'hundreds of graves' shows the a widspread pattern on honor killing in Iraq (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"Outside Batha, in the Dhi Qar province, in the south of the country, one graveyard, containing hundreds of unmarked graves holding the bodies of women who are the victims of honour killings is known as the ‘hills of sin’. It is just one of many around the country" (para 14). This information, by mantioning 'hundreds of graves' shows the a widspread pattern on honor killing in Iraq (MR-CODER COMMENT).
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Far worse, it is believed hundreds of Iraqi women each year are still being murdered on grounds of ‘honour’ for bringing shame on their families after refusing to enter a marriage, for taking lovers the family disapproves of, or to cover up cases of incest. In many cases, the manner of their death is concealed by a verdict of ‘suicide’ from authorities all too eager to turn a blind eye to the depraved reality. Countless others are buried in secret graves" (para 12-13). "Her [Iraqi girl who ran away with another man and from a forced marriage her fam ily had planned for her] three brothers were lying in wait...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Far worse, it is believed hundreds of Iraqi women each year are still being murdered on grounds of ‘honour’ for bringing shame on their families after refusing to enter a marriage, for taking lovers the family disapproves of, or to cover up cases of incest. In many cases, the manner of their death is concealed by a verdict of ‘suicide’ from authorities all too eager to turn a blind eye to the depraved reality. Countless others are buried in secret graves" (para 12-13). "Her [Iraqi girl who ran away with another man and from a forced marriage her fam ily had planned for her] three brothers were lying in wait...more
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"This terrible change [of reduced legal age of marriage for Iraqi girls due to the more authority given to Islaic courts] took place last year, when Iraq’s parliament increased the authority of Islamic courts over all family matters, including marriage – the minimum age for which was previously set at 18 – divorce and inheritance. Under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many religious authorities in my [Iraqi female narrator] country, this could mean nine-year-old girls being given away to men decades older" (para 6-7). "I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"This terrible change [of reduced legal age of marriage for Iraqi girls due to the more authority given to Islaic courts] took place last year, when Iraq’s parliament increased the authority of Islamic courts over all family matters, including marriage – the minimum age for which was previously set at 18 – divorce and inheritance. Under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many religious authorities in my [Iraqi female narrator] country, this could mean nine-year-old girls being given away to men decades older" (para 6-7). "I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how...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
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
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
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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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: 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