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My Marriage was Mistake after Mistake : The Impact of Unregistered Marriages on Women’s and Children’s Rights in Iraq
March 2024
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1 Online-Ressource (40 Seiten) S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Körperschaft: | Human Rights Watch |
| Jahr: | March 2024 |
| ISBN: | 9798887081175 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Each year, tens of thousands of Iraqi couples enter marriages officiated by religious leaders but never registered in Iraqi courts. These unregistered marriages often function as a loophole for child marriage or to evade other marriage restrictions under Iraqi law (such as forced marriage and polygamy). Child marriage in Iraq puts girls at increased risk of sexual and physical violence, death in childbirth, mental health harms, and being blocked from education. Without a civil marriage contract, women and girls are unable to give birth in hospitals, access social protection schemes, or claim their rights to dowry, spousal maintenance, and inheritance. Children born in unregistered marriages are unable to obtain birth certificates or a legal identity unless their parents’ marriage is first legalized through a lengthy and complicated process. If left unresolved, these children may be barred from enrolling in schools, accessing employment opportunities, obtaining travel documents, owning property, or getting married later in life. Religious leaders officiating marriages in violation of Iraqi law are not being punished, enabling them to act with impunity. Navigating Obstacles: Abortion Access in the State of Mexico, documents barriers to accessing abortion care even in the cases state law recognizes as legal. Healthcare providers often deny or delay services, withhold essential information, question survivors of sexual violence, and subject women seeking abortion to mistreatment. Some healthcare institutions impose unlawful requirements, such as requiring parental authorization for adolescents over the age 12 or demanding that survivors of sexual violence report their cases to authorities before accessing abortion care. People with disabilities in the state of Mexico face additional barriers due to the current legal guardianship system, which can prevent them from making autonomous health decisions. Staff shortages, exacerbated by the assertion of conscientious objection to abortion by existing personnel, further limit abortion access. Fear of legal repercussions due to criminalization deters both healthcare personnel and those seeking abortion services. The state of Mexico’s abortion ban with exceptions does not guarantee access to this service even for cases legally eligible under the exceptions. Decriminalizing abortion is a key step toward eliminating these barriers. Health institutions, both at the state and federal level, should ensure that women, girls and other pregnant people have access to abortion services without discrimination. Human Rights Watch calls on the state of Mexico’s Congress to urgently pursue legislative changes to fully decriminalize abortion to ensure access to this essential service. This includes removing abortion from the criminal code and harmonizing state laws with Mexico’s international human rights obligations. | |
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