Beyond the age of consent, the marriageable age varies widely ... Rights advocates are alarmed by the bill, which has drawn scrutiny worldwide. More AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty The United ...

The age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity varies widely around the world, even within Europe. But after the Iraqi government last year changed its laws to lower the age of ...

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit that had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls ...

Iraq is poised to pass a new law that would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing men to marry young girls, according to a new report. The Shia conservative groups that dominate ...

At 13, Japan had the lowest age of consent among the Group of Seven advanced economies and among the lowest in the developed world. The age of consent is 16 in Canada and most states in the United ...

Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world's lowest, amid calls for greater ...

The new law also raises the age of consent to 16, from 13. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Tokyo Japan changed its definition of rape and raised the age of consent to 16, from 13, on Friday ...

The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9. This includes allowing parents ... anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world." ...

Sixteen is the age of consent in the UK, and many other countries worldwide — including Japan, which raised it from 13 in June. However, debate has sparked on the back of Brand’s actions ...

The age of consent — below which sexual activity is ... With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world as a leading global news agency. AFP provides fast ...