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.
Comparative Study of the Yazidi Survivors Law and Camp Speicher Law: Implementation and Intersections
On the 12th Anniversary of the Camp Speicher Massacre, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, Victims of Iraq in Speicher-1700 and the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) are pleased to launch a new report: Comparative Study of the Yazidi Survivors Law and Camp...
From Laws to Justice: Commemorating the 12th Anniversary of the Camp Speicher Massacre
On 10 June in Baghdad, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), and The Victims of Iraq in Speicher-1700 NGO organized the conference “From Laws to Justice: Commemorating the 12th Anniversary of the Camp Speicher Massacre.” The...
Toolkit for Ethical Engagement with Survivors
This Toolkit was developed within the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), a project of the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights. It represents an expansion of C4JR’s efforts to foster an ethical approach to engaging with survivors of ISIS atrocities by the media,...
C4JR YSL Newsletter – Issue #14 (March 2026)
The Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) publishes regular newsletters to share accurate and up-to-date information regarding the Yazidi Survivors’ Law (YSL) and to reflect the views and experiences of all actors involved in implementing this landmark transitional...
Joint Statement on the Occasion of 5 Years Since the Enactment of the Yazidi Survivors Law in Iraq
We are living through a period marked by the resurgence and normalization of armed conflict, leaving in its wake widespread civilian suffering, mass casualties, and grave human rights violations. In such times, attention to how societies acknowledge harm, restore...
C4JR Report Release | Five Years of Advancing the Promise of the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL)
Merely “ink on paper” is how ISIL survivors voiced their doubts about the commitment to deliver reparations under the YSL. To find out whether the YSL turned out to be more than “Ink on Paper”, read the C4JR 2026 report assessing YSL´s implementation five years after...
ISIS Survivors NEED YOUR HELP
With your help, C4JR is helping survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq
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.
