Civil Campaign Documents Over 44 Human Rights Violations in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in One Year
The “Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now” campaign documented 44 different cases of violations against human rights defenders and civil...
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Saoirse don Phalaistin…Freedom for Palestine!
I appreciate the ICSSI for affording me the opportunity as an Irish woman to highlight the overall position of the...
Davos Forum – Iraq PM al-Sudani
At the Davos 54th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, held from January 15 to 19, 2024, and dedicated to...
Democracy in the West – Lessons from Gaza
Almost five months have passed since Hamas launched its military operation against the Israeli occupation forces in Palestine. An operation...
ICSSI Statement in Solidarity with Palestine
We, the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), express our unwavering solidarity to the Palestinian people and call for an...
Four Years Since Iraq’s Uprising: Unanswered Demands
October 1st, 2019, marked a pivotal moment in Iraq’s history when hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of Baghdad and...
Challenges Persist: Human Rights in Iraq
The 29th Periodic Report on human rights in Iraq paints a stark picture of ongoing challenges. Enforced disappearances, gender equality,...
Impunity Watch Statement
A group of our partners in Iraq gathered along with families of victims of forced disappearances on Tuesday, August 15th,...
The Revised Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation, and Peace, and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
UNESCO April 4, 2023. On April 4, 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) unveiled the Revised...
Iraqi Defenders after Twenty Years of Change
19th of July: Hoqoq Observatory for Human Rights Defenders launched a groundbreaking report shedding light on the challenges and risks...
Smile for the police camera”: Defamation of Detention Center Cameras
By Ali Al-Nasiri May 18, 2023 The lives of Ahmed and Wissam were turned upside down after they were falsely...
Vague verdict and anonymous motives.
The Iraqi Rusafa Criminal Court recently delivered a verdict against the accused criminal, Ahmed Hamdawi Awwad, for the heinous murder...