9
Oct
2024
Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
Madam President, colleagues, the proposed legislation in Iraq is a disgrace and yet another proposal to limit women's and girls' rights. Thirty thousand girls are married off every and each day globally. One out of five girls are already married. Girls are not brides: girls are children and should be playing with toys, not giving birth and satisfying a man. We live in a world where gender equality…