A Conversation with Youth of Sumud in Masafer Yatta: Activism, Daily Life, and the Death Penalty Law
Written by Aïcha Bentbelkheir In Masafer Yatta and its surrounding villages in the South Hebron Hills, a group of young...
Thematic Issues
Akitu: Identity, Land, Heritage, and Resilience
Akitu has begun again this year.To mark this new edition, we are sharing a piece emerging from a conversation between...
Water and Women: When a Drop of Water Becomes a Matter of Justice
By Lodya Remon, an Iraqi feminist and environmental activist. With the start of Water Week, the discussion about water transcends...
Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code
Published in: Human Rights Watch & Jummar Media – February 24, 2026 Wrote by Sarah Sanbar Iraq Researcher, Middle East...
ICSSI Echoes the Call by Humat Dijla & the PIHN Campaign
In light of the recent alarming developments, the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) fully supports and echoes the statements...
ICSSI Statement on the Assassination of Yanar Mohammed
ICSSI is devastated by the killing of Yanar Mohammed, President and co-founder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq...
From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide
Ashjan Ajour This article was published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2025). Available here...
Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril
This article was published on the official website of Amnesty International on 1 October 2025.The original text in English can...
Civil Society Comes Together in Baghdad to Discuss Climate Justice: An Insight into the ICSSI and Humat Dijlah Conference
In recent years, Iraq and the wider Mesopotamian region have experienced an acute escalation of climate-related challenges, including drought, desertification,...
Holistic Security Manual for Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq
Civil society organisations, activists and women human rights defenders have jointly developed this Holistic Security Manual as a practical resource...
Climate Justice Conference Launch Statement – Baghdad 2025
We are pleased to announce the holding of the first Climate Justice Conference in Baghdad from December 4-6, 2025. We invite you to participate in...
Joint Statement. US Sanctions on Palestinian NGOs: an Attack on Human Rights
On 4 September 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), added...