In Iraq, a law that can ‘legalize pedophilia’ is on the table
Critics say that the amendment, which would create separate family law tracks for Sunni and Shiite Iraqis, would allow legal child marriage and harm women’s status.
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
