Conference on Reducing and Preventing Early Marriage

The IOL, Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy, in partnership with the UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and with financial support from the RDPP, Regional Development and Protection Program, organized the conference “Reducing and Preventing Early Marriage” in parallel with the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Combat Violence against Women
The conference was attended by representatives of relevant official authorities, members of parliament, and international and local organizations. At the beginning of the conference, the draft proposal to amend Personal Status Law No. (188) of 1959, as amended in the Kurdistan Region by Law No. (15) of 2008, prepared by the IOL, Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy, was presented.
Official data on marriage contracts registered in the courts during 2021 was also presented, including marriage contracts in which one of them was under the age of 18.
The conference included three discussion panels addressing mechanisms and approaches for reducing and preventing the phenomenon of early marriage and examining its various dimensions. The discussions also focused on ways to support the adoption and passage of the proposed draft amendments to the Personal Status Law, particularly the provisions related to early marriage.