On May 13, 2022, the UN Committee Against Torture, a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), issued Concluding Observations for Iraq. The...
On March 30.2022 the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC), a body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, published its findings on Iraq. HRC commended the adoption of the Yazidi Female Survivors Law...
A program of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), New Tactics in Human Rights, established to strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders by providing training on innovative strategies to advance human rights, highlighted C4JR campaign on passing and...
The Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL) is the first law that provides reparations and support for victims of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq. This law offers satisfaction and financial support to survivors of ISIL atrocities. It also explicitly stipulates that the...
UNITAD wants to see perpetrators of ISIL atrocities being held to account for international crimes before Iraqi Courts just as they are in Germany. Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL) is a significant step toward recognizing the crimes committed against the Yazidis and other...
At the C4JR Media event marking one year since the adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law, the General Directorate of Yazidi Female Survivors’ Affairs, Survivors, Civil Society, and the IOM highlighted the Importance of allocating funds necessary for Yazidi Survivors...
