October 10th Early Elections Perspectives From Iraqi Civil Society
Abstract To understand the roots and dynamics of the early elections of 10th October 2021 in Iraq, it is necessary...
Thematic Issues
International Water Forum Discusses the Water Crisis in North-East Syria
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria held a water conference from 27-28 September 2021 in Hasakeh, North-East Syria,...
Iraqi Kurdish Court Extends Journalist Omed Baroshky’s Prison Sentence by 1 Year
CPJ New York, September 23, 2021 — In response to an Erbil court’s ruling today to extend the imprisonment of...
As Its Rivers Shrink, Iraq Thirsts For Regional Cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq — “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa, gesturing at a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...