Iraqis Have the Right to Protest for Better Lives, Repression and Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders Must End
On 1 October a new phase of social protests started in Iraq, this time authentic, spontaneous and very difficult for...
Human Rights
The October Demonstrations in Iraq Raise Questions about the Credibility of Its Democracy, a New Report Monitors Violations Against the Demonstrators
How did the demonstrations in Iraq begin? Who started the protests? Why are they happening now? What was the government’s...
Iraq: Authorities must immediately rein in security forces and protect freedoms of assembly and expression
Amnesty International The Iraqi government must immediately order security forces to stop using excessive, including lethal, force against protesters and...
Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment
Water Fannack Author: Sara Manisera Reviewer : Juliane Schillinger The year 2018 was marked by a severe drought in Iraq, a formerly water-rich...
Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule
Belkis Wille / Human Rights Watch (Beirut) The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State...
Basra: Between demonstrating as a constitutional right, and entering the tunnel of procrastination
The protest movement and demonstrations in Basra continued for years because of poor services and instability in the city. But...
Fact-Finding team report on the Humanitarian Situation in Basra
عربي | Arabic On 17 October 2018, a civil society Fact-Finding Team revealed serious human rights violations against citizens in...
Iraqi Human Rights Activist Shot Dead in Basra
BBC News A female human rights activist has been shot dead in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, which has...
Activists Campaign to ‘Save Basra’, Health Ministry Denies Cholera Outbreaks
Arabic | عربي Shafaq News An online campaign launched by Iraqi activists and bloggers succeeded over the past few days...
Iraqi Call to International Civil Society to Stand in Solidarity With the Nonviolent Protests in Iraq
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative and multiple Iraqi civil society Groups 19th July, 2018 Large-scale Iraqi protests are entering...
Providing a Secure Environment for Defenders of Free Speech in the KRI
One of the main goals of the Kurdistan Social Forum has been to monitor and improve freedom of expression in...
Commentary: Why Iraq should limit Islamic State trials
By Sarah Leah Whitson (Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch) REUTERS, December 5, 2017 At the...