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GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR The first anniversary marked a prominent WHRD’s assassination    The first anniversary of the assassination of a prominent woman human rights defender, nutrition...

  • Freedom of Expression
Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of the Parliament Biometric Registration Process for Voters

Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of the Parliament Biometric Registration Process for Voters

An overview of the biometric registration process: The right of all adult citizens to participate in the affairs of their...

  • Iraqi Elections
People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers

People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers

HRW People with disabilities in Iraq are facing significant obstacles to participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on October 10, 2021, due to...

  • Iraqi Elections
The Minorities and Cultural Diversity Path in the Iraqi Social Forum Conducts Training for a Group of Young Activists

The Minorities and Cultural Diversity Path in the Iraqi Social Forum Conducts Training for a Group of Young Activists

On the ninth of September 2021, the Iraqi Social Forum’s Minorities and Cultural Diversity Path conducted training on social diversity...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Shams Network Report on International Monitoring of Parliament Elections

Shams Network Report on International Monitoring of Parliament Elections

International Standards for Monitoring Elections The presence and participation of specialized and local international observers, and the evaluation of all...

  • Iraqi Elections
Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of Parliament Cancellation of Voting for Iraqi Residents Abroad

Shams Network Report to Monitor the Elections of Parliament Cancellation of Voting for Iraqi Residents Abroad

Background on monitoring Iraq’s 2021 parliamentary elections Since 2005, Iraq has had several electoral experiments and Shams network has played...

  • Iraqi Elections
The Education Path in the Iraqi Social Forum and UFUQ Organization for Development are Implementing a Discussion Session on Distance Education in Light of the Corona Virus Pandemic

The Education Path in the Iraqi Social Forum and UFUQ Organization for Development are Implementing a Discussion Session on Distance Education in Light of the Corona Virus Pandemic

The education path in the Iraqi Social Forum and UGUQ Organization for Development was implemented on the eighth of September...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
The Iraqi Social Forum Conducts a Training on the Concept of Voluntary Work

The Iraqi Social Forum Conducts a Training on the Concept of Voluntary Work

Presented to the Volunteers of the Forum and the Marathon On the 27th of August 2021, at IQ Peace Center,...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

kirkuknow A campaign is launched by non-governmental organizations in order to register children under the names of their mothers instead...

  • Civil Society News
Iraqi Social Forum Conducts a Digital Security Training for a Group of Activists in the Iraqi Social Forums

Iraqi Social Forum Conducts a Digital Security Training for a Group of Activists in the Iraqi Social Forums

On the 25th -26th of August 2021, the Iraqi Social Forum conducted a digital training via the “Jitsi” application about...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
The Iraq Report: Baghdad Hosts Regional Summit to Paper Over Domestic Woes

The Iraq Report: Baghdad Hosts Regional Summit to Paper Over Domestic Woes

THE NEW ARAB In an attempt to promote Iraq as the neutral ground from which regional rivals can hash out...

  • Civil Society News
Joint Statement Condemning the Turkish Military Bombings on Civilian Areas in Sinjar

Joint Statement Condemning the Turkish Military Bombings on Civilian Areas in Sinjar

CPT Earlier this month, the Turkish Armed Forces twice made attacks on civilian areas in Shengal (Sinjar), Iraq, killing 4...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings