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Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
CHILD BRIDES HARM SOCIETY

South Africa should condemn Iraq’s proposed child marriage amendments

If Iraq legalises child marriage for girls as young as nine, South Africa must lead efforts to impose sanctions

  • Douglas White
3 min read