Thematic Issues


Davos Forum – Iraq PM al-Sudani

Davos Forum – Iraq PM al-Sudani

At the Davos 54th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, held from January 15 to 19, 2024, and dedicated to...

  • Social and Economic Rights
Democracy in the West – Lessons from Gaza

Democracy in the West – Lessons from Gaza

Almost five months have passed since Hamas launched its military operation against the Israeli occupation forces in Palestine. An operation...

  • Human Rights
ICSSI Statement in Solidarity with Palestine

ICSSI Statement in Solidarity with Palestine

We, the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), express our unwavering solidarity to the Palestinian people and call for an...

  • Civil Society News
Four Years Since Iraq’s Uprising: Unanswered Demands

Four Years Since Iraq’s Uprising: Unanswered Demands

October 1st, 2019, marked a pivotal moment in Iraq’s history when hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of Baghdad and...

  • Human Rights
Challenges Persist: Human Rights in Iraq

Challenges Persist: Human Rights in Iraq

The 29th Periodic Report on human rights in Iraq paints a stark picture of ongoing challenges. Enforced disappearances, gender equality,...

  • Human Rights
Impunity Watch Statement

Impunity Watch Statement

A group of our partners in Iraq gathered along with families of victims of forced disappearances on Tuesday, August 15th,...

  • Civil Society News
Iraqi Defenders after Twenty Years of Change

Iraqi Defenders after Twenty Years of Change

19th of July: Hoqoq Observatory for Human Rights Defenders launched a groundbreaking report shedding light on the challenges and risks...

  • Human Rights
The Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights Report No. 12 for 2023

The Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights Report No. 12 for 2023

For the period of (1st of April 2023 – 30th June 2023) Despite the challenges faced by the monitoring team...

  • Iraqi Labor Law
Urgent Appeal From the Alliance of Election Monitoring Networks and National Organizations in Iraq.

Urgent Appeal From the Alliance of Election Monitoring Networks and National Organizations in Iraq.

Baghdad, April 19, 2023 The Alliance of Election Monitoring Networks and National Monitoring Organizations  in Iraq directs its message to...

  • Civil Society News
Vague verdict and anonymous motives.

Vague verdict and anonymous motives.

The Iraqi Rusafa Criminal Court recently delivered a verdict against the accused criminal, Ahmed Hamdawi Awwad, for the heinous murder...

  • Human Rights Defenders
On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR called for better protection for journalists and freedom of expression in the MENA region.

On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR called for better protection for journalists and freedom of expression in the MENA region.

To access the complete report, simply click here, On World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on 03 May, the...

  • Freedom of Press
The Reality of workers and employees in Iraq

The Reality of workers and employees in Iraq

 Third Annual Report by the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees rights Dedicated to the workers Day 1st of May...

  • Iraqi Labor Law