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 employment) don’t remain unrealized. Namely, in an alarming development, and opposite to the text and spirit of the YSL, survivors are being survivors to file a criminal complaint through the courts and submit formal investigation documents for their applications to be considered. This requirement may effectively prevent thousands of eligible survivors from accessing their rights under the YSL. See C4JR´s video. featuring NGOs, activists and survivors highlighting obstacles along the road towards realizing their right to reparation.
Toolkit for Ethical Engagement with Survivors
This Toolkit was developed with the support of the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), a project of the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights. It represents an expansion of C4JR’s media guidelines and efforts to foster an ethical approach to engaging with Survivors’ of...
