Shocking New Law in Iraq Would Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds‏

THE WEEK IN RIGHTS March 13, 2014 Follow us on: Iraq: Don't Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds Pending legislation in Iraq would restrict women’s rights in matters of inheritance and parental and other rights after divorce, make it easier for men to take multiple wives, and even allow girls to be married from age nine.  Passage of the law would be a disastrous and discriminatory step backward for Iraq’s women and girls.  Every year 14 million girls under age 18 are married worldwide. Human Rights Watch works to end the practice, and the numerous human rights abuses it creates, in countries ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen.  Read more >> share on:   Dispatches: Turkey - 15-year-old Boy Deserves Justice Berkin Elvan died this week after 269 days in a coma. But we still don't know who shot the tear gas canister that killed him.  See the Latest News in Europe/Central Asia >> share on:   Cycle of Violence in the Central African Republic The brutality of the Seleka fighters remains undiminished – most of the dead and wounded from a February 26 attack were women and children fleeing in terror. Meanwhile, entire Muslim communities that have lived in the Central African Republic for generations are fleeing their homes after attacks by anti-balaka militia comprised mostly of Christian and animist residents.  See the Latest News in Africa >> share on:   US: Declassify Torture Report - CIA Efforts to Block Oversight Senator Dianne Feinstein’s account of CIA efforts to obstruct congressional oversight underscores the urgency of declassifying a Senate report on the CIA secret detention and interrogation program. Her statements suggest that the CIA is going to extraordinary lengths to obstruct oversight and hide the truth about their abuses.  See the Latest News in the United States >> share on:   ABC's Not AK-47's - End Military Use of Schools In case you missed it, check out the online chat about an innovative campaign to protect education under attack. Around the world, armies and rebel groups are hijacking schools, turning safe places of learning into places of war.  See the Latest News in Children's Rights >> : VIDEO London Film Festival Trailer – Meet courageous individuals on both sides of the lens. Watch Now >> PUBLICATION “I’ve Never Experienced Happiness” – Child Marriage in Malawi.  Download Now >> PHOTOS Kosovo 1999: A village destroyed sees welcome, yet incomplete, justice. View Now >>