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The 9th Report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights

The 9th Report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights

Report No.9 for 2022 For the period (1st of July 2022 – 30th of September 2022) Contact Information: E-mail Address:...

  • Civil Society News
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
New report reveals civilian victims of Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraq Kurdistan

New report reveals civilian victims of Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraq Kurdistan

On 20 July  2022 an attack was recorded in the village of Parakhe, near Zakho (Duhok province). The attack saw...

  • Civil Society News
A denouncement of Killing civilians in north of Iraq by the Turkish armed forces.

A denouncement of Killing civilians in north of Iraq by the Turkish armed forces.

Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) launched a new military campaign codenamed ‘Claw-Lock’ within Iraqi Kurdistan on 17 April 2022, with the...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY: DISARM TURKEY, END BOMBINGS ON KURDISTAN

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY: DISARM TURKEY, END BOMBINGS ON KURDISTAN

Together with NGOs, we campaign for peace Activist Bianca Farsetti DIRE Matera, Italy – “On 17th April, the day on...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border

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...

  • Civil Society News
Five Duhok detainees to be released: lawyer

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,...

  • Freedom of Expression
Periodic Report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region

Periodic Report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region

GCHR The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has witnessed continuous violations in the field of human rights, in particular freedom of...

  • Freedom of Expression
Diyala in Catastrophic Situation, Most Farmers Leave Their Farmland Due to Drought

Diyala in Catastrophic Situation, Most Farmers Leave Their Farmland Due to Drought

Diyala Governorate is suffering from drought which has caused significant damage to farmers and the agricultural sector, as well as...

  • Climate Change
Kurdish Officials Shut Down Group Aiding Yezidis

Kurdish Officials Shut Down Group Aiding Yezidis

Human Rights Watch – Belkis Wille Closure Comes as Humanitarian Needs in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan Soar Yesterday, a prominent nongovernmental organization...

  • Minorities and IDPs
We Call Upon the Kurdish Community to Take Urgent Action for Women’s Rights and Stand against Sexual Harassment

We Call Upon the Kurdish Community to Take Urgent Action for Women’s Rights and Stand against Sexual Harassment

By Shahrazad Campaign, June 2016. Executive Summary of a research on sexual harassment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, produced...

  • Anti-Harassment