Iraq: Yezidi Reparations Law Progress Welcome, but More Must be Done to Assist Survivors
New regulations passed by Iraq’s parliament in September on the Yazidi Survivors Law mark long-overdue progress for many who suffered...
Into Thin Air: New Report by Save the Tigris Examines Evaporation Losses From Dam Reservoirs in Iraq
Iraq is facing a mounting water crisis. With temperatures rising, drought conditions becoming more extreme, and riparian states further restricting...
Militias Protest After Losses in Iraqi Election
al-monitor The results of Iraq’s Oct. 10 parliamentary elections came as a shock to political parties affiliated with the Popular...
GCHR Activities During UN Human Rights Council’s 48th Session
GCHR The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was involved in various advocacy activities during the 48th session of the United...
Five Duhok detainees to be released: lawyer
Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Five of the detainees from Duhok whose cases prompted an international outcry from media watchdogs,...
Realities of Climate-Induced Migration in Iraq’s Southern Cities
IOM Environmental degradation over the last 10 years has severely damaged Iraq’s agricultural sector. Worsening water scarcity and quality have...
GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
GCHR This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting...
GCHR’s Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region
GCHR Authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq continue to violate freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly by...
Iraqi Election 2021: EU Election Observation Mission Releases its ‘Preliminary’ Results
K24 ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Following its monitoring of the early Iraqi parliamentary elections, the European Election Observation Mission (EUOM)...
Turnout in Iraq’s Election Reached 41% – Electoral Commission
Reuters BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Initial turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election on Sunday was 41%, the electoral commission said,...
Security Forces, IDPs Cast Votes Early in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections
al-monitor Early voting has opened in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. Early voting is underway for Iraq’s parliamentary elections, with soldiers, prisoners,...
October 10th Early Elections Perspectives From Iraqi Civil Society
Abstract To understand the roots and dynamics of the early elections of 10th October 2021 in Iraq, it is necessary...