But Intisar al-Mayali, a human rights activist and a member of the Iraqi Women's League, said passage of the civil status law amendments 'will leave disastrous effects on the rights of women and ...

Activists argue this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Intisar al-Mayali, a human rights activist and a member of the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

By Islam Salah Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has recently put a temporary stop to three major laws that were passed by ...