Human Rights Violations Ongoing: UN Second Special Report on Protests in Iraq
UNAMI – Baghdad, 5 November 2019 UNAMI has found that serious human rights violations and abuses continued to occur during...
Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now!
Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now! (PIHN) is a civil society campaign working to protect human rights defenders, journalists, and civic activists in Iraq. Through documentation, public reporting, solidarity statements, and advocacy, the campaign responds to threats, repression, and restrictions on freedom of expression and civic action. Its work is currently reflected and expanded through the 7oqoq Observatory, a platform dedicated to monitoring violations and supporting defenders at risk.
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“Uhud Mountain of Baghdad” A Strategic Building Remains Occupied by Protesters Despite Attempts by Security Forces to Evacuate It
Baghdad – Ahmed Al-Naimi29 October 2019For the fifth consecutive day, hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators continue to occupy the floors of...
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...
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...