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On the fifth anniversary of the October 2019 protests, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights expresses deep sorrow and frustration over the continued absence of justice for the victims of the protests, which saw thousands of Iraqis, especially young
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September 3, 2024 The Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Iraq (AEFI), supported by the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR), expresses its deep concern and condemnation over the events that unfolded on Tuesday in Baghdad. Hundreds of medical and
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August 8, 2024 The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said that Iraqi journalist and author Qais Hasan is facing a lawsuit filed against him by former Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi over a Facebook post. Al-Kadhimi accused Hasan of insult and
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In the days ahead, the Iraqi Council of Representatives is poised to vote on a draft law regarding freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration, in a stark and unequivocal attempt that disregards civil society and the amendments it proposed to the
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On the fifth anniversary of the October 2019 protests, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights expresses deep sorrow and frustration over the continued absence of justice for the victims of the protests, which saw thousands of Iraqis, especially young
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September 3, 2024 The Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Iraq (AEFI), supported by the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR), expresses its deep concern and condemnation over the events that unfolded on Tuesday in Baghdad. Hundreds of medical and
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The Iraqi Capital, Baghdad, witnessed the announcement of forming the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression on February 12th, 2024, which includes Non-Governmental Organizations, Parliament members, civil society activists and legal experts.
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The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, on February 25, 2023, stated that an Iraqi journalist might be sentenced to prison over preparing a TV report about medical errors in Iraq that have led to citizens’ deaths. Ali Abdul-Karim is a journalist who
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The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) indicated that the House of Representatives shall be rejecting the proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law No. 188 of the year 1959, as such amendments are based on Islamic legislation with its
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The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) (June 12th, 2024) reports that child labor in Iraq is worsening due to difficult economic conditions and ongoing conflicts, among other reasons that have compelled several families to send their children to
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The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said that cases of sexual and verbal harassment are on the rise in various government and private institutions, including residences in Iraq, according to testimonies of victims and eyewitnesses. The observatory
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The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said that dozens of families fled Sinjar district in Nineveh Governorate - north of the country - last night as a result of fights between Iraqi army and the so-called "YBS" (Sinjar Protection Forces). Fierce
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Published in: Jummar Media Balsam Mustafa - Ban Layla In early October, a girl from Baghdad was subjected to a form of sexual harassment on public transport. Using her mobile phone, she documented the incident and shared it online with the help of her
Published in: The new humanitarian Mustafa Saadoon Now that more than 400 people have died, the world may finally be paying attention. But protests in Iraq are nothing new. Iraqis have been writing about their difficult day-to-day realities on social
Published in: Foreign Policy in Focus Belkis Wille “Armed groups,” “paramilitary forces,” “groups following the orders of another country.” Human rights advocates in Iraq use these descriptions all the time when we refer to the men with guns behind so
Published in American Prospect Sarah Leah Whitson Thirty years ago, some classmates and I took a break from our studies at Harvard and set out on a self-appointed mission. We traveled to Iraq to investigate the true devastation caused by the U.S.-led
Al-Hurra Channel in Washington hosted the head of the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, Mustafa Saadoon, to talk about the amnesty draft legislation, which is being talked about in political corridors. And how amnesties can be used to take out
"Human Rights Watch report" (Beirut) – The planned closure of displaced people’s camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by a July 30 deadline will imperil the rights of many camp residents from the northern Sinjar district, Human Rights Watch said
September 3, 2024 The Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Iraq (AEFI), supported by the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR), expresses its deep concern and condemnation over the events that unfolded on Tuesday in Baghdad. Hundreds of medical and
This report documents the testimonies of Iraqi women who lost their children during the past seven years and do not know their fate until now. In this report, we interviewed Iraqi women in Nineveh and Anbar governorates, and we conveyed their testimonies
This study was done during a difficult time for Iraq in view of the current political impasse and the political forces’ inability to form a government
