Petition calling for the Iraqi Government to implement Article Eight of the Yazidi Survivors’ Law to construct a monument in Sinjar for victims and survivors of ISIL genocide

We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, write respectfully urging the Iraqi Government to take decisive steps in implementing the construction of a monument of remembrance for the victims and survivors of ISIL’s (Daesh) murderous genocide against the Yazidi community as outlined in Article Eight of the adopted Yazidi Survivors’ Law.

Memorials and monuments of the kind we are requesting preserve historical memory, educate future generations, and provide a basis for ensuring that past atrocities do not repeat themselves. Therefore, we the undersigned individuals and organizations request the Iraqi Government make good on its promise outlined in Article Eight of the Yazidi Survivors’ Law by:

1. Allocating a budget reserved for the planning, construction and overall implementation of a monument to Yazidi victims and survivors of ISIL atrocities between 2014 and until the present day in Sinjar.

2. Specifically highlight the crimes constituting Genocide against the Yazidi community in Sinjar, with a message to ensure these never happen again.

3. Provide a realistic timetable that ensures ample time for planning and construction of the monument.

4. Include opportunities for input by the Yazidi community to ensure elements respectful to their religion are included in the design and content of the monument.

The requests of inclusion and implementation come directly from female Yazidi survivors after their experience visiting the Halabja memorial and discussing their experiences with multi-ethnic and religious communities that have suffered similar atrocities. In addition, these requests are in-line with Article Eight of the Yazidi Survivors’ Law. You can read a full translation of the Yazidi Survivors’ Law here.

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Organizational Signatures:

1. Air Bridge Iraq – Luftbrücke Irak
2. Alind Organization for Youth Democratization
3. AlManahil Association For Women Development
4. Al-Mesalla Organization
5. ALTadhamun Iraqi League for youth
6. Al-Tahreer Association development
7. Ankawa Humanitarian Committee (AHC)
8. Ayadhiyah Youth Volunteers Group
9. Baghdad Women Association
10. Better World Organization for Community Development
11. CAPNI for Humanitarian Aid in Iraq
12. CARE International in Iraq
13. Catholic Relief Services
14. Community Peacemaker Teams
15. DAK Organization
16. Effendi Foundation
17. Emma
18. Empower Youth
19. Eyzidi Organization for Documentation (EOD)
20. Farida Global Organization
21. Fight for Humanity
22. Free Yezidi Foundation
23. Ghasin AL-Zaiton For Youth
24. Global Survivors Fund
25. Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO)
26. Harikar Ngo
27. Horizon of SuccessOrganization
28. House of Coexistence in Sinjar
29. Humanitarian Line Foundation
30. Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI)
31. Iraqi Kurdistan
32. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
33. Jinda Organization
34. Jiyan Foundation for HumanRights
35. Joud Organization
36. Justice Organization for Minority Rights
37. Kurdistan Relief Association
38. Local Peace Committee in Rabe’a
39. Local Peace Committee in Sinuni
40. Local Peace Committee in Zummar
41. Malteser International
42. Medica Mondiale
43. Methra Organization For Yarsani Culture and Development
44. Mission East
45. Our Hope (Amaluna) Foundation
46. Ozone Organization for Services and Sustainable Development
47. PAX
48. Peace and Freedom Organization
49. Sanad Organization for Human Rights
50. SEED Foundation
51. Seeking to Equip People(STEP-UK)
52. Social Inquiry
53. Sorouh for Sustainable Development Foundation
54. Statistics Organization for Society Support
55. Step Foundation
56. Strategic Center for Culture and media
57. Sustainable Peace Foundation
58. TAJDID Iraq Foundation
59. Tal Afar Youth Foundation
60. The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
61. The Iraqi educators league
62. The Iraqi Institution for Development (IID)
63. The Observer Human Rights Center
64. To Reconcile Organization
65. Turkmen rescue foundation
66. Un Ponte Per UPP
67. Woman Leadership Institute
68. Women Empowerment Organization
69. Women for Peace Network WPN
70. Women’s Legal Assistant
71. Yazda

About the Coalition for Just Reparations:

C4JR is a project of Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights and an alliance of Iraqi civil society organizations (CSOs), representing Iraq’s linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity, supporting reparation claims of survivors and other victims of crimes perpetrated during the conflict with the self-declared Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS 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.

C4JR draws on international human rights and national law to advance the right to reparations of all civilian victims of the ISIS armed conflict in Iraq.