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Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class
October 15, 2025
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:

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Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class

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(Beirut) - Iraq's new Ja'afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and children's guardianship and care, Human Rights Watch said today.

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