Girls as young as nine could become child brides under new Iraqi law

Protesters demonstrate proposed measures that campaigners say could lead to child brides in Tahrir Square in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad in July - (AP)

Girls as young as nine could enter marriages under new measures being proposed in Iraq that could also see divorce protections for women revoked, human rights campaigners have warned.

Amnesty International has raised fears over the rights of women and girls ahead of a forthcoming parliamentary vote on a potential overhaul to Iraq’s Personal Status Law.