About the Center for Women Lawyers for Women

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The center is one of the projects of the Human Mercy Hands Association, and thus it is affiliated with the association administratively, financially and legally. The center was opened on June 15, 2017. The center consists of a group of Iraqi women lawyers active in the field of civil and charitable society. The center has three offices, in Baghdad, Hilla, and Mosul.

The center is the first law firm in Iraq, consisting of female lawyers only, and they provide their services to women only. The Center undertakes the tasks of pleading in the courts and providing Sharia and legal advice to women in the following areas: domestic violence, assault, divorce, custody, proof of parentage, inheritance, etc. The center also provides mediation, negotiation and dispute resolution services without referring to the courts.