Women Rights


Water and Women: When a Drop of Water Becomes a Matter of Justice

Water and Women: When a Drop of Water Becomes a Matter of Justice

By Lodya Remon, an Iraqi feminist and environmental activist. With the start of Water Week, the discussion about water transcends...

  • Water Protection
Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code

Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code

Published in: Human Rights Watch & Jummar Media – February 24, 2026 Wrote by Sarah Sanbar Iraq Researcher, Middle East...

  • Women Rights
ICSSI Statement on the Assassination of Yanar Mohammed

ICSSI Statement on the Assassination of Yanar Mohammed

ICSSI is devastated by the killing of Yanar Mohammed, President and co-founder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq...

  • Women Rights
From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide

From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide

Ashjan Ajour This article was published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2025). Available here...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Holistic Security Manual for Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Holistic Security Manual for Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Civil society organisations, activists and women human rights defenders have jointly developed this Holistic Security Manual as a practical resource...

  • Civil Society News
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