Thematic Issues


Activists continue to be killed in Basra

Activists continue to be killed in Basra

AlMonitor The killing of an Iraqi activist in Basra took place even as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was visiting...

  • Human Rights
IRAQ, LEGACY OF TERROR: THE PLIGHT OF YEZIDI CHILD SURVIVORS OF ISIS.. NEW REPORT FROM AMNESTY

IRAQ, LEGACY OF TERROR: THE PLIGHT OF YEZIDI CHILD SURVIVORS OF ISIS.. NEW REPORT FROM AMNESTY

AMNESTY Between 2014 and 2017 the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) committed war crimes and crimes against...

  • Civil Society News
Six Years After Yazidi Massacre, US Urged to Take ‘Bolder Action’

Six Years After Yazidi Massacre, US Urged to Take ‘Bolder Action’

Al-Monitor Iraq’s Yazidis say the threat from the Islamic State and other extremist groups is preventing them from returning home....

  • Minorities and IDPs
A Statement by Kurdistan Social Forum Calling to Release Zara Mohammadi

A Statement by Kurdistan Social Forum Calling to Release Zara Mohammadi

The Iranian state needs to be pressured to guarantee freedom of expression. Zara Muhamadi a Kurdish well-known civil activist has...

  • Human Rights
The Rights of Workers and Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Rights of Workers and Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Iraqi Observatory of Worker and Employee Rights, Report 1 (2020) The first report issued by the Iraqi Observatory of Worker...

  • Social and Economic Rights
New Project Launched to Promote Socio-Economic Growth through Eco-Tourism and Heritage Preservation in Dhi Qar

New Project Launched to Promote Socio-Economic Growth through Eco-Tourism and Heritage Preservation in Dhi Qar

Un Ponte Per has recently started an ambitious new 2-year project in Southern Iraq, funded by UNDP. Sumereen: Sumerian Youth...

  • Environment
NEW REPORT AND WEBTOOL PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO IRAQ’S LOOMING WATER CRISIS: IOM AND DELTARES

NEW REPORT AND WEBTOOL PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO IRAQ’S LOOMING WATER CRISIS: IOM AND DELTARES

IOM Iraq Iraq faces a complex water crisis that is expected to persist and might have implications at the humanitarian,...

  • Save the Tigris and Marshes
Following the Assassination of Dr. Al-Hashemi, We Will Not Allow the Truth to be Assassinated!

Following the Assassination of Dr. Al-Hashemi, We Will Not Allow the Truth to be Assassinated!

A Statement from the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative’s Freedom of Speech Path and Civil Society Organizations The government must...

  • Civil Society News
Iraq: Sixth periodic report on violations during popular demonstrations

Iraq: Sixth periodic report on violations during popular demonstrations

Nine months after the October 2019 demonstrations, human rights violations are still being committed against peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad and...

  • Nonviolence
Minorities in Iraq

Minorities in Iraq

A recent TV drama deeply touched viewers by exploring the brutal crimes committed by Daesh against a number of religious...

  • Minorities and IDPs
Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication

She Revolution group held a webinar on nonviolent communication in cooperation with the Lebanese Organization Fighters for Peace on Thursday,...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Girls and Women:  Caught between Lockdown and Domestic Violence

Girls and Women: Caught between Lockdown and Domestic Violence

Worldwide, lockdowns and curfews imposed due to the Coronavirus pandemic have caused a dramatic increase in gender-based violence, female suicide,...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women