Morocco: Child marriage requests have dropped, Minister reports
Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi announced in Parliament on December 1 that child marriage requests had reduced by at least...
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Morocco: Law and Justice Association calls for end to land grabbing
The Association for Law and Justice in Morocco (ADJM) has called for an end to land grabbing in the country,...
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox demonstrate over military service
Ultra-Orthodox Israelis took to the streets of Jerusalem on October 30th, calling for a law which protects their right to...
Iraq: women “second class citizens” under status law amendment
Iraq's revision of its personal status law has limited women's rights, making them "second class citizens", according to Human Rights...
UN expert: Judicial system “weaponised” by Afghanistan’s Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban has weaponised the judicial system to persecute women in what constitutes “crimes against humanity,” according to the country's...
Morocco urged to reform migration law
Legal experts and human rights officials are calling for urgent reforms to Morocco's Law No. 02.03 on migration. Speaking at...
Top Iraqi court throws out legal challenge against three laws
The top court of Iraq on February 11th threw out a legal challenge that had suspended the implementation of three...
Moroccan unions call first strike since 2016 over new laws
Moroccan unions are set to call their first general strike since 2016, over new strike laws proposed by the Moroccan...
Mariam Sheibani: Islamic law misused in stifling child abuse discussions
The recent arrest and consequent indictment of prominent Texas imam, Quran teacher, and AlMaghrib Institute instructor Wisam Sharieff on multiple...
Algerian speaker calls for law criminalising French colonialism
On January 30th, Algerian Parliamentary Speaker Ibrahim Boughali called for the passing of a draft law criminalizing French colonialism as...
Libyan warlord expelled because he posed “danger,” Italy says
A Libyan warlord who was sought by the International Criminal Court over security concerns was repatriated by Italy, Italy’s interior...
Iraq revises law to allow marriage at 15 for girls
Iraq's parliament on January 21st gave the green light to amendments of the country's Personal Status Law, permitting girls as...
Iranian legislators request changes to controversial new hijab bill
Iranian legislators have requested to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear...
Israelis storm prison defending Palestinian detainee’s torture
Nine Israeli soldiers were arrested on July 29th at the Sde Teiman prison over the abuse of a Palestinian detainee,...
New UK govt may drop legal bid to delay ICC Netanyahu arrest
Following the recent landslide election of Keir Starmer's Labour Party, reports indicate that the party may drop its legal bid...
