Lost futures, marital rape, and exploitation: How child marriages in Iraq commodify women
Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...
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Iraq's top court suspends new legislation that activists say undermines women's rights
Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...
Trump admin slashes federal funding for Tennessee refugee resettlement groups
Refugee resettlement agencies across the country have been left in limbo after the Trump administration abruptly suspended ...
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Swedish woman jailed for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria
A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country's first ...
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Refugee gardener harvests small profit to grow plant business in Iraq
When she first arrived in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Silva lived in Kawergosk refugee camp, located almost 30 km away from the city of Erbil. At that time, uncertainty defined her life, but she ...
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Iraq's top court suspends new legislation that activists say undermines women's rights
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... including a measure that activists said undermines women’s rights. A number of members of parliament filed a complaint alleging ...