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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2858(RSP)) 2024-10-07
On Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Abir AlSahlani, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Raquel García HermidaVan Der Walle, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
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The resolution concerns Iraq, focusing on women's rights and a proposed amendment to the Personal Status Law. It urges the EU to deplore the bill, intensify dialogue, and condition grants, while calling for reinforced cooperation on justice and security.¶¶¶
Key points
- Urges the EU High Representative to publicly deplore Iraq's repressive personal status bill, which would violate Iraq's international obligations on women's fundamental rights.¶
- Calls on the EU delegation to Iraq to intensify dialogue with civil society on the bill and to precondition development grants on judicial training and establishment of women's shelters.¶
- Calls to reinforce EU-Iraq cooperation in criminal justice reform, including internationally recognized crimes like sexual violence in armed conflicts, to fight impunity for Daesh crimes against women and girls.¶
- Urges EU-Iraq security and counter-terrorism partnerships to prioritize prosecution of international crimes including sexual and gender-based violence.¶
- Calls for reinforced partnership with Iraq's Parliament Human Rights Committee, involving legal experts to cancel the bill, aligning with international obligations, especially on forced marriage and women's rights.¶
- Expresses high concern over the lack of legal protection for domestic violence against women and children.¶
Who is affected
- Iraqi women and girls, particularly regarding marriage age, divorce, custody, and domestic violence protections.¶¶
- Iraqi civil society and the EU delegation to Iraq, which must intensify dialogue and condition grants.¶
- Iraqi authorities and Parliament, called to cancel the bill and align with international obligations.¶
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