Women Rights


Iraqi Women Network Statement for an Independent Investigation into the Death of Dr. Ban

Iraqi Women Network Statement for an Independent Investigation into the Death of Dr. Ban

Published by Iraqi Woman Network – 12 august 2025 To the Honorable Prime MinisterTo the Honorable President of the Supreme...

  • Anti-Domestic Violence
Statement in Support of Zainab Jawad

Statement in Support of Zainab Jawad

and All Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its full solidarity with...

  • Human Rights
“Violating the Constitution and Stifling Rights: The Chaos Parliament Legalizes Injustice Against Women and Children”

“Violating the Constitution and Stifling Rights: The Chaos Parliament Legalizes Injustice Against Women and Children”

Statement of Coalition 188 During the Urgent Press Conference: Violation of the Constitution and Suppression of Rights. The Parliament of...

  • Civil Society News
Safe Campus, Humane Practices: Condemning Harassment and Cruelty at the University of Baghdad College of Veterinary Medicine

Safe Campus, Humane Practices: Condemning Harassment and Cruelty at the University of Baghdad College of Veterinary Medicine

The recent incidents of animal killing that occurred at the Veterinary College in the University of Baghdad have raised deep...

  • Anti-Harassment
Stop Domestic Violence!

Stop Domestic Violence!

A statement condemning the frequent occurrences of domestic violence in Iraq, particularly the most recent incident involving the child Karrar...

  • Anti-Domestic Violence
Iraqi Kurdistan: GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan Region

Iraqi Kurdistan: GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan Region

On the 31st of August 2022, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) has published a report that documents the...

  • Human Rights
Reaching Out for the Iraqi Youth to be Political Leaders and Decision-Makers.

Reaching Out for the Iraqi Youth to be Political Leaders and Decision-Makers.

Sasa is a civil society and a political organization. As an officially registered NGO, it is  specialized in the political...

  • Democracy
Hanaa Edwar speech – in front of the United Nations Security Council

Hanaa Edwar speech – in front of the United Nations Security Council

“As a defender of human rights and an activist for many years in iraq. I worked with my colleagues tirelessly...

  • Democracy
Gulf Centre for Human Rights’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan region

Gulf Centre for Human Rights’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan region

GCHR Security forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan region continue to commit violations against civil society activists and journalists, as well...

  • Human Rights
UNHCR Holds Event Against Gender-Based Violence in Erbil

UNHCR Holds Event Against Gender-Based Violence in Erbil

K24 ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UN partner organizations, including UN WFP, SWEDO UNFPA,...

  • Women Rights
Gender-Specific Training Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Vulnerable Economies

Gender-Specific Training Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Vulnerable Economies

Al-Fanar Media why do we need gender-specific entrepreneuship programs? The question is posed by the economist Sara Cantillon, director of...

  • Civil Society News
Women in Iraq: From Revolution to Corona

Women in Iraq: From Revolution to Corona

On 5 September 2020, the She Revolution group held a webinar during the Norwegian Social Forum called “Women in Iraq...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women