Rise in violence against women in Iraq amid calls for new laws

Rise in violence against women in Iraq amid calls for new laws

Domestic violence rates in Iraq are rising despite social and judicial awareness campaigns aimed at curbing the phenomenon inside homes. New figures released by the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, a local organisation, report 36,289 officially recorded cases of domestic violence recorded by the relevant authorities in 2025. The observatory noted that “the announced numbers do not reflect the real scale of violations", indicating that the rea…