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,...
Iraq
Iraq Flies Hundreds Back From Belarus Border as EU adds Sanctions
Al-Monitor Iraq has brought back over 400 of its citizens who chose repatriation after weeks stranded in dire conditions on...
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...
In Speech to COP 26: President Barham Salih: Mesopotamian Revitalization is Strategic Framework to Tackle Climate Change in Iraq and Region
Iraq seeks to have access to a new environmental era to deal with the serious implications of climate change, Iraqi...
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...
Into Thin Air: New Report by Save the Tigris Examines Evaporation Losses From Dam Reservoirs in Iraq
Iraq is facing a mounting water crisis. With temperatures rising, drought conditions becoming more extreme, and riparian states further restricting...
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 Activities During UN Human Rights Council’s 48th Session
GCHR The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was involved in various advocacy activities during the 48th session of the United...
Five Duhok detainees to be released: lawyer
Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Five of the detainees from Duhok whose cases prompted an international outcry from media watchdogs,...
Realities of Climate-Induced Migration in Iraq’s Southern Cities
IOM Environmental degradation over the last 10 years has severely damaged Iraq’s agricultural sector. Worsening water scarcity and quality have...
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...