Letter From Save the Tigris to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on Ashur, the Ahwar, and Makhoul Dam: Civil Society Concerns and Requests

From: Save the Tigris Campaign To: UNESCO World Heritage Centre Re: Threats to Ashur and Ahwar World Heritage Properties — Civil...

• Anti-Dams Actions

Gender-Specific Training Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Vulnerable Economies

Al-Fanar Media why do we need gender-specific entrepreneuship programs? The question is posed by the economist Sara Cantillon, director of...

• Civil Society News

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

Iraq: Inadequate Plans for Camp Closures

Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Recent camp closures have stripped thousands of displaced people of essential services during the Covid-19 pandemic, with...

• Civil Society News

President Barham Saleh: What is Happening in Hrour and Bativa in the Kurdistan Region is Inhumane Practices

President Barham Saleh on Thursday called the displacement of civilians from their homes and logging in some areas of the...

• End Cross-Border Bombings

Al-Wazani’s Killing Sparks a New Wave of Protests to Demand Justice for the Victims of the October Uprising

Iraqi activist Ihab Al-Wazni on Sunday, 9th of May, became a new victim in a wave of targeted killings in...

• Iraqi Voices

Impunity for Killings Will Cast a Pall Over Iraq’s Elections

HRW When protests erupted in Baghdad and other parts of central and southern Iraq in October 2019, tens of thousands...

• Civil Society News

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

Freedom of Expression Under Attack in KRI Government Court

Journalists and activists Sherwan Sherwani, Guhdar Zebari, Ayaz Karam, Shvan Saeed Omar and Hariwan Issa, known as the “Badinan journalists”,...

• Freedom of Expression

Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

GCHR This is the 14th periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on human rights violations in Iraq....

• Freedom of Expression

Why Turkey Should Stay Out of Sinjar

European Council on Foreign Relations (ecfr.eu) There is growing fear in Iraq of a potential Turkish military incursion to drive...

• End Cross-Border Bombings

Special Report: The Rights of Workers and Employees in Iraq

On the Occasion of May 1st, 2021, International Labor Day Introduction:   Iraq faces major economic challenges as a result...

• Social and Economic Rights