Kahramana Week for Women Across Baghdad
From 21-28 March Baghdad was the location for a week full of women’s rights campaigning, organized by Kahramana, the Women’s...
Women Rights
Guarantee Me a Safe Environment, I Will Protect Your Rights and Secure Your Freedoms
A summary of recommendations of the paper prepared by Shahrazad activists, on the protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in...
The Final Conference of the Shahrazad Project: Past Accomplishments and Future Goals
By Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – December 2017 After nine months of continuous work, including holding seminars, focus groups...
The Digital Clinic: A New Resource to Protect Women Activists on Social Media!
By ICSSI Secretariat – November 2017 Women journalists, activists and human rights defenders tend to minimize the importance of protection...
The Media’s Role in Electing Women Candidates and Increasing Voter Turnout
By ICSSI Secretariat – November 2017 On 23 October in Baghdad, IWJF held a seminar on the role of...
Women are Critical Peacebuilding Actors: Implementing UNSCR-1325 in Iraq
More than 3 years ago, in February 2014, the Government of Iraq launched its National Action Plan on UN Securitiy...
Civil Society Enabling Women’s Participation in Provincial and District Councils in Iraq
In light of the recent adoption of the new law for provincial and district council elections, the Iraqi Women Journalists...
The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Reviews the Draft Law of Social Insurance
By ICSSI Secretariat – September 2017 On 9th of September, the Iraqi Women Journalists Forum held a seminar in Baghdad...
New Draft Law Threatens Freedom of Expression on the Internet
Iraqi Women Journalist Forum and Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 28 August 2017 On 26 August 2017, the Iraqi...
Freedom of Expression and Access to Information: The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Works to Promote Essential Rights
The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum (IWJF) organized a legal seminar as a part of the Shahrazad project on Saturday, 15...
Powerful Tools: Meeting Diwaniya’s Only Female Furniture Maker
Manar al-Zubaidi, NIQASH 20.07.2017 | Diwaniya In Iraq, working on furniture is typically a man’s job. But one independent woman in Diwaniya...
Key Factors which Impact the Protection and Safety of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs)
On 7 and 8 July 2017, women activists from across Iraq gathered to participate in two focus groups organized by...