Child marriage threatens the lives of young girls in Iraq and Yemen. The children dream of getting new coloring books and playing with their friends. They dream of completing their education and becoming community leaders. Instead these girls get imprisoned and shackled…
In Yemen, marital rape is still not considered a criminal offence. The crime of rape in our law does simply not include spousal rape. Article 489 of the Penal Code No. 148 of 1949 criminalises rape with the exception of the wife. …




