The Code grants men sweeping privileges in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and child custody, while stripping women of these rights almost entirely. The so-called “Shari’a Personal Status Code”, introduced on 27 August, is nothing less than a dangerous attempt to reintroduce slavery. It is a dangerous regression for human rights and a direct assault on the status of Iraqi women, who have long struggled for equality, dignity, and freedom. We, the Women of Iraq, declare:This Code is a violation of human rights and is rejected in its entirety . All organizations and institutions that defend human rights, women’s rights, and children’s rights must stand against it and demand its immediate annulment.