Back to medieval times? Iraqi men can marry children as young as 9; government lowers the age of consent for girls
Iraq stands at the brink of a legal upheaval that could change the course of women’s rights in the country. With a proposal to lower the age of consent for girls to just nine and strip women of key protections like divorce, custody, and inheritance, the conservative Shia coalition in parliament is pushing forward changes that have sparked massive outrage.