MP Khidir underlined the importance of legislating to assist survivors with all the key issues such as access to education, legal documents, missing relatives etc., but cautioned against unrealistic expectations as some reparations necessitate amending existing legislation. He warned that prompt legislative action is needed because forthcoming MPs might not have such an affirmative stance towards minorities. Urgency is also commanded by the dire position of survivors who still linger in camps under horrible conditions. He pleaded that, in view of the number of survivors affected by ISIS atrocities, Yazidis deserve to be explicitly mentioned in the title, but made clear that all survivors who can prove to have been captured and/or subjected to sexual violence by ISIS should have access to reparations. Finally, MP Khidir invited Iraqi civil society and international community to support him in accelerating the legislative process by urging the political blocks in the parliament and the speaker to pass this law.
Yazidi Women Survivors Bill
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...
