Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR)
Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) is an alliance of Iraqi NGOs calling for comprehensive reparations for survivors of atrocity crimes perpetrated during the ISIL conflict in Iraq. C4JR seeks to provide a collaborative and safe space where grievances of survivors belonging to all affected groups (Yazidi, Turkmen, Shabak, Kakai, Christians, Shia, Sunnis, and others) will be adequately addressed. C4JR also strives to make available access to good practices, refer to international standards, and learn from the mistakes and successes of other post-conflict initiatives.
Former President Dr. Barham Salih on shaping the Yazidi Female Survivors’ Law in Iraq
Never Again Another ISIS We should all be united on doing the right thing for our community, and I call them our community. Okay. Politics can make people different, view things differently. But at the end of the day, we should not disagree about reconstruction of...
Civil Society and Survivors Stand United Against Exclusionary Practices in the YSL Application Process
Two years after the adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL), public attention and support is more than ever needed to ensure that critical reparative measures (compensation, rehabilitation, education, land, housing and...
More than “Ink on Paper”: Taking Stock two Years After the Adoption of the Yazidi [Female] Survivors Law
To mark the second anniversary of passage of the of the Yazidi [Female] Survivors Law (YSL) C4JR publishes a report More than “Ink on Paper”: Taking Stock two Years After the Adoption of the Yazidi [Female] Survivors Law. This report provides an overview of...
RED HAND DAY: International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers
Today, on February 12th, 2023, the world is marking Red Hand Day as an annual reminder to stand up and act against the exploitation of children as soldiers. On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) reiterates...
Remarks of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on ISIL Accountability Mechanism in Iraq
During a virtual event “Options for Survivor-centered Justice in Iraq”, held on December 19, 2022, and co-hosted by the Coalition for Just Reparations, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, Yazda, and International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, UN...
Shabak Survivor of ISIL Atrocities Layla Hassan Makes a Strong Case for Survivor-centered Justice
On December 19, during an event co-hosted by Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, Yazda, and the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Layla Hassan, a Shabak survivor of ISIL atrocities and member of Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR)...
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Seeking Solidarity: A Story of Christian Preservation in Iraq
ISIL sought to erase the presence of religious minorities from the region, demolishing Iraq’s historical and religious sites. Despite harassment, intimidation and the illegal seizure of property that continues to be reported by the Christians, they are determined to remain in their ancestral homeland.
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights
The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights is one of the members of C4JR, which is a non-governmental human rights organization based in Kurdistan, Iraq and Germany. Since 2005, the Jiyan Foundation has been providing support to survivors of human rights abuses in Kurdistan and Iraq.
Lalish Meets Halabja
Iraq is a country with a richly diverse cultural history and conflict. Female Yazidi Survivors and members of the Coalition for Just Reparations – C4JR Survivors Council meet with survivors of the Halabja chemical attacks to express solidarity and learn about each other’s comparable histories as survivors of genocide.
Eyzidi Organization for Documentation
is one of the members of C4JR. The organization is a civil independent organization that provides services to all citizens without discrimination and seeks to create community awareness of the concepts of human rights through the definition of those concepts and to address all cases of violations by documenting all violations cases.