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GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR The first anniversary marked a prominent WHRD’s assassination    The first anniversary of the assassination of a prominent woman human rights defender, nutrition...

  • Freedom of Expression
Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of the Parliament Biometric Registration Process for Voters

Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of the Parliament Biometric Registration Process for Voters

An overview of the biometric registration process: The right of all adult citizens to participate in the affairs of their...

  • Iraqi Elections
People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers

People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers

HRW People with disabilities in Iraq are facing significant obstacles to participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on October 10, 2021, due to...

  • Iraqi Elections
Shams Network Report on International Monitoring of Parliament Elections

Shams Network Report on International Monitoring of Parliament Elections

International Standards for Monitoring Elections The presence and participation of specialized and local international observers, and the evaluation of all...

  • Iraqi Elections
Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of Parliament Cancellation of Voting for Iraqi Residents Abroad

Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of Parliament Cancellation of Voting for Iraqi Residents Abroad

Background on monitoring Iraq’s 2021 parliamentary elections Since 2005, Iraq has had several electoral experiments and Shams network has played...

  • Iraqi Elections
My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

kirkuknow A campaign is launched by non-governmental organizations in order to register children under the names of their mothers instead...

  • Civil Society News
October Protestors Displaced to Erbil: Some People Sold Us to the Parties in the Power

October Protestors Displaced to Erbil: Some People Sold Us to the Parties in the Power

Since October 1, 2019, nearly two years ago, young Iraqis have taken to the streets and asked the government to...

  • Civil Society News
Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR Introduction This is the seventeenth report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) which covers the reality of...

  • Freedom of Expression
Shams Network Report on Monitoring the Iraqi Parliamentarian Elections 2021: The Legal Framework for Elections

Shams Network Report on Monitoring the Iraqi Parliamentarian Elections 2021: The Legal Framework for Elections

Background on Observing the Iraqi Parliamentary Elections 2021 Since 2005, Iraq has gone through several electoral experiences and the Shams...

  • Democracy
Iraq: GCHR Mourns the Loss of Prominent Human Rights Defender Fatima Al-Bahadli’s Son Ali, Murdered in Basra

Iraq: GCHR Mourns the Loss of Prominent Human Rights Defender Fatima Al-Bahadli’s Son Ali, Murdered in Basra

GCHR The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sorrow about the murder of Ali Karim, the 26-year-old son...

  • Civil Society News
Fears of Disappearance of the Lower Zab in 2030

Fears of Disappearance of the Lower Zab in 2030

Water levels in the lower Zab is reduced by 5 cm/day and the banks of the river decrease by 30...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
The Iraqi Social Forum Organizes a Digital Seminar on Political Participation, Boycott Options, and Participation in Elections

The Iraqi Social Forum Organizes a Digital Seminar on Political Participation, Boycott Options, and Participation in Elections

On Thursday, July 8th 2021, the Iraqi Social Forum held a seminar with the title “Political Participation, Boycott Options, and...

  • Democracy