Thematic Issues


MOUNTING DANGERS FOR JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ

MOUNTING DANGERS FOR JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ

Reporters Without Borders May 2014 Journalists were the victims of obstruction, threats and violence during Iraq’s 30 April parliamentary elections,...

  • Freedom of Expression
Trade Unions in Iraq, Between the Oppression of Government and the Ignorance of Parliament!

Trade Unions in Iraq, Between the Oppression of Government and the Ignorance of Parliament!

On The Occasion of Labor Day: The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) May 2014 – Baghdad For more than...

  • Social and Economic Rights
Ja’fari Law Takes the Iraqi Government’s Violation of Women’s Rights to a New Level

Ja’fari Law Takes the Iraqi Government’s Violation of Women’s Rights to a New Level

Marriage at age nine, legalising marital rape – this bill breaches UN conventions and is degrading for Iraqi men and...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Kurdish Journalist Still in Prison in Slemani / Don’t Critizise APO!

Kurdish Journalist Still in Prison in Slemani / Don’t Critizise APO!

ARA News – Urfa, Turkey This is the second time he was arrested. / Syrian journalist detained in Iraqi Kurdistan...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraq’s Jaafari Law Would Violate Human Rights!

Iraq’s Jaafari Law Would Violate Human Rights!

Muhannad Al-Ghazi / Al-monitor The Iraqi Justice Ministry announced on Oct. 27 that it had sent a copy of a...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Women’s Movement in Iraq Faces Setbacks!

Women’s Movement in Iraq Faces Setbacks!

Ali Mamouri – Al-Monitor When well-known feminist activist Mona Eltahawy put forth her theory that women are hated and detested in the Middle East, she faced...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?

Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?

by Johanna L. Rivera Save The Tigris And The Iraqi Mashes Campaign and ICSSI On March 22nd in Baghdad, the...

  • Environment
Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq

Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq

Policy Paper Presented to the Iraqi Government on the legal possibilities available to Iraq to respond to the threat posed...

  • Environment
Freedom of Expression in Iraq is Deteriorating Rapidly. Human Rights Defenders are at Risk and Afraid!

Freedom of Expression in Iraq is Deteriorating Rapidly. Human Rights Defenders are at Risk and Afraid!

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) Rome – April 2014 The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) calls on...

  • Freedom of Expression
The Right to Heal Hearings

The Right to Heal Hearings

On the tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqis and U.S. military veterans came together to hold the...

  • Human Rights
Faiza Babakhan: Jaafari Personal Status Law Cannot be Passed Unless if the Minister of Justice Accepted the Marriage of his Daughters in the Age of Nine!

Faiza Babakhan: Jaafari Personal Status Law Cannot be Passed Unless if the Minister of Justice Accepted the Marriage of his Daughters in the Age of Nine!

BAGHDAD – “Arenas of Liberation“ The legal researcher Faiza Babakhan criticized the government’s decision to vote on the draft of...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Authorities turn their sights on journalists

Authorities turn their sights on journalists

Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned about the growing hostility that the Iraqi authorities are displaying towards...

  • Freedom of Expression