Creating a Safe Environment for Iraqi Activists and Human Rights Defenders — an ICSSI Training in Baghdad
Given the growing activities of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in influencing reform on human rights issues in Iraq — particularly...
Human Rights
Free and Open Public Discourse in Iraqi Kurdistan is Under Threat
Human rights report by Christian Peacemaker Team, August 2017 (Full report can be downloaded in pdf here) Current situation surrounding...
The New Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights Faces Serious Objections from Civil Society
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) The Iraqi Parliament voted on the selection of new board members for the...
Civil Society Demands Accountability for the Kidnapping and Torture of 7 Students in Baghdad – International Solidarity Needed Now
Very early in the morning of May 8th, an armed group wearing civilian clothes and driving an SUV with tinted...
Hanaa Edwar:A Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression
GULF Center for Human Rights (Cairo, Beirut – 16 May 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI),...
Iraqi Activists Demand Those Who Abducted 7 Students because of their Civil Activism be Held Accountable – International Solidarity is Needed
Update: The Seven students have been released a day after they have been abducted, however, no concrete steps have been taken...
Representation of Women in Political Parties, Electoral Commission and Legislative Authorities
On 25 February 2017, Shahrazad, the Iraqi Women’s Journalist Forum, the Arabica Women’s Union and the Governance Centre for Public...
The Shahrazad Legal Clinic: Celebrating One Year of Legal Support for WHRDs Around Iraq
The Shahrazad Legal Clinic is a unique place in Baghdad, hosted by the Iraqi Women Journalists’ Forum, where a professional...
Iraqi Women Journalists Discuss Challenges Faced by Women Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Basra
Iraqi journalists have held a number of gahtering in recent months to discuss the current state of their profession....
Awat demands safety for himself and his family
An urgent call for action by Christian Peacemaker Team Iraq (Newletter Feb 3, 2017) that the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity...
Women Human Rights Defender’s Conditions in Iraq
Baghdad On Sunday 10 December 2016, International Day of Human Rights Defenders, the Iraqi Women’s Journalist Forum and the...
Women Activists Meet in Baghdad to Discuss Daily Experience in Their Work as WHRDs
Aysar Shihab- Baghdad 15 women activists and human rights defenders from different governorates of Iraq (Basra, Arbil, Dhi Qar, Salahuddin,...