Thematic Issues


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
Trade Unions and Workers’ Rights in the Time of COVID-19

Trade Unions and Workers’ Rights in the Time of COVID-19

On the occasion of May Day, or International Workers Day, when people around the world celebrate the accomplishments of the...

  • Kurdistan Social Forum (KSF)
Covid-19 and Climate Change – In an Online Seminar by Humat Dijlah

Covid-19 and Climate Change – In an Online Seminar by Humat Dijlah

The global impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns is prompting those concerned with environmentalism to discuss the post-pandemic world. Climate change...

  • Climate Change
“Sports Against Violence” Organizes a Webinar to Discuss Women’s Sports in Iraq

“Sports Against Violence” Organizes a Webinar to Discuss Women’s Sports in Iraq

Supporting and encouraging women’s sports is about far more than promoting the importance of physical activity, it also includes cultural...

  • Sports Against Violence
Protests Begin Again in Southern Iraq as the Government Prepares to Count and Honor Victims of the Demonstrations

Protests Begin Again in Southern Iraq as the Government Prepares to Count and Honor Victims of the Demonstrations

New Arab Baghdad – Bara Al-Shammari 18 May 2020 As tensions rise between nonviolent Al-Kazemis and the Iraqi security forces...

  • Nonviolence
Girls and Women Caught Between Domestic Violence and Lockdown

Girls and Women Caught Between Domestic Violence and Lockdown

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) continues its live webinars: this time with a particular focus on women, in...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Security Forces in Iraqi Kurdistan Detain 8 Journalists in Duhok Covering Protest; Charge 4

Security Forces in Iraqi Kurdistan Detain 8 Journalists in Duhok Covering Protest; Charge 4

The Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ New York, May 18, 2020 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the...

  • Freedom of Expression
Solidarity in Times of Covid-19: Read the Report of the Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly

Solidarity in Times of Covid-19: Read the Report of the Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly

From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum took place online, an initiative of Save the...

  • Environment
Will Passing the Domestic Violence Law Reduce Violence Against Women?

Will Passing the Domestic Violence Law Reduce Violence Against Women?

Dialogue on violence against women The She Revolution group held a webinar on 3 May 2020 entitled “A Dialogue on...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women