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...
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Hope for democracy in Iraq as political violence escalates
Iraq is at a crossroads as the losers of the country’s recent elections are using violence in an attempt to...
Officially, ICSSI’s Conference 2022: Starting Over from Solidarity!
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative is happy to invite you to participate in its 11th International Conference Starting Over from Solidarity, which...
Floods Hit Kurdistan Region as Drought Leaves Many Iraqis in Need
Al-Monitor Muddy torrents rushed violently through some parts of the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the surrounding area on Dec....
Baghdad Acid Attack Survivor Recounts Traumatic Incident
Rudaw Maryam Rukabi, 16, dreamed of a career in media after completing her education. She did not know that refusing...
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,...
The Youth Movements and the Last Elections in Iraq: From the Square of Nasiriyah to the Iraqi Parliament
“We are entering the Green Zone and crossing the Al-Jumhuriya bridge, in memory of the martyrs of the October 2019...
The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border
A rain cloud arrived in the Belarus-Poland border sky on the night of November 8, hours after hundreds of migrants...
Iraq: Yezidi Reparations Law Progress Welcome, but More Must be Done to Assist Survivors
New regulations passed by Iraq’s parliament in September on the Yazidi Survivors Law mark long-overdue progress for many who suffered...
Militias Protest After Losses in Iraqi Election
al-monitor The results of Iraq’s Oct. 10 parliamentary elections came as a shock to political parties affiliated with the Popular...
GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
GCHR This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting...
GCHR’s Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region
GCHR Authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq continue to violate freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly by...