Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 20275

Iraq: Women's Rights

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 24 December 2024

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterparts on the amendments proposed to the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is analysing the proposed amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law and its implications for women and children's rights, which we note have not yet been passed through the House of Representatives. As we continue to privately engage with a range of...

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