Huh! Iraq Set To Pass New Law That Will Allow Girls As Young As 8 To Be Married

Date: 15-03-2014 4:09 pm (10 years ago) | Author: Victor A. Ofoma
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- at 15-03-2014 04:09 PM (10 years ago)
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A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim.

The draft law does not set a minimum age for marriage. Instead, it mentions an age in a section on divorce, setting rules for divorces of girls who have reached the age of 9 years in the lunar Islamic calendar. It also says it's the age girls reach puberty.


Also under the proposed measure, a husband can have sex with his wife regardless of her consent. The bill also prevents women from leaving the house without their husband's permission and would restrict women's rights in matters of parental custody after divorce and make it easier for men to take multiple wives.

Already, government statistics show that nearly 25 percent of marriages in Iraq involved someone under the age of 18 in 2011.

The bill has provoked outrage from rights activists and many Iraqis who see it as a step backward for women's rights.

A prominent Iraqi human rights activist Hana Adwar told The Associated Press that, ‘’The law represents a crime against humanity and childhood. Married underage girls will be subjected to physical and psychological suffering,’’ he said.

Posted: at 15-03-2014 04:09 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- angesco at 15-03-2014 04:17 PM (10 years ago)
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Law or no law it has been happening for centuries.

The "law" is to make it LEGAL!
Posted: at 15-03-2014 04:17 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- longben at 15-03-2014 04:38 PM (10 years ago)
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a bearded nigeria senator i know would be throwing back-flips in his dream right now,especially the part about sex with or without the child's consent
Posted: at 15-03-2014 04:38 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Chylove247 at 15-03-2014 04:40 PM (10 years ago)
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Hiss
Posted: at 15-03-2014 04:40 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- jar84 at 15-03-2014 04:50 PM (10 years ago)
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big hiss
Posted: at 15-03-2014 04:50 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ObyWBabaK at 15-03-2014 05:02 PM (10 years ago)
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Bigger Hiss...
Posted: at 15-03-2014 05:02 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ken222 at 15-03-2014 05:11 PM (10 years ago)
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Why not make it up to 6 years like your counterparts here in the Zoo called Nigeria, Islam with their system of 4kin children
Posted: at 15-03-2014 05:11 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- proly at 15-03-2014 06:18 PM (10 years ago)
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kkkk
Posted: at 15-03-2014 06:18 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- stanslim at 15-03-2014 06:24 PM (10 years ago)
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speechless. idoit...................  God go punish dat law
Posted: at 15-03-2014 06:24 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- stanslim at 15-03-2014 06:25 PM (10 years ago)
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speechless. idiots...................  God go punish dat law
Posted: at 15-03-2014 06:25 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- nobleladyG at 15-03-2014 07:21 PM (10 years ago)
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their life,their choice
Posted: at 15-03-2014 07:21 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Larry28 at 15-03-2014 07:47 PM (10 years ago)
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Hissss
Posted: at 15-03-2014 07:47 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- osamabinladin at 15-03-2014 07:53 PM (10 years ago)
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 Lips Sealed
Posted: at 15-03-2014 07:53 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- Topsylucas at 15-03-2014 09:28 PM (10 years ago)
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Perverts,paedophiles,rapist,animals. Dez fools re seekin ways 2 defile children. I knew it! Islam is a cult dat's y dey dnt see anyfin wrong in abnormal ways & things like sheddin human blood,rape... Or wot else do I call defilin babies. Bastards!!!
Posted: at 15-03-2014 09:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- nmakwe at 15-03-2014 09:50 PM (10 years ago)
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egocentric idiot s,the worst people on earth
Posted: at 15-03-2014 09:50 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ozzeey at 15-03-2014 10:14 PM (10 years ago)
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I have bn saying it dat ds world has turned upside down!!!
SMH
Posted: at 15-03-2014 10:14 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- osarobo62 at 15-03-2014 10:58 PM (10 years ago)
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Quote from: angesco on 15-03-2014 04:17 PM
Law or no law it has been happening for centuries.

The "law" is to make it LEGAL!
that is unfortunately true! .
Posted: at 15-03-2014 10:58 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- okilo101 at 15-03-2014 11:23 PM (10 years ago)
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Associates
Posted: at 15-03-2014 11:23 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- toibeli at 15-03-2014 11:28 PM (10 years ago)
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Dirty old men making dirty laws.
Posted: at 15-03-2014 11:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- zoe61 at 15-03-2014 11:52 PM (10 years ago)
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pedohiles useless child molesers
Posted: at 15-03-2014 11:52 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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