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How girls are moving the goalpost in Iraq

·September 5, 2023·4 min read

Rama, 13, Zubaida, 14, and Hadeel, 15, have a shared story of displacement and loss. The name of their city, Mosul, was synonymous with death, destruction, and despair less than a decade ago. Many families, including theirs, have returned to Mosul after years of living in limbo, and are building...

UN rights chief concludes visit to Iraq

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·August 14, 2023·2 min read

Climate change crisis Speaking at the end of his four-day visit on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk provided a first-hand account of the impact of climate change in Basra, in the country’s south. “In 50-degree-Celsius heat, in the midst of drought-ridden and barren fields, local community...

Admissible evidence, competent courts, critical to ensuring justice for ISIL victims in Iraq

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·June 8, 2023·3 min read

Ambassadors were briefed by Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the UN Investigative Team to promote accountability for these crimes, UNITAD, established five years ago. The Islamist group declared a self-styled caliphate across parts of Iraq and northern Syria in 2014, before being militarily defeated and driven from Iraq...

Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

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·April 4, 2023·5 min read

The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including enforced disappearance. It covers the period starting with the Ba’ath era from 1968-2003 – characterized by the authoritarian rule of...

Guterres stresses UN commitment to Iraq during first visit in 6 years

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·March 1, 2023·2 min read

“I am here in a visit of solidarity to underscore the commitment of the United Nations to support Iraq in the consolidation of its democratic institutions and advancing peace, sustainable development and human rights for all Iraqis,” Mr. Guterres told journalists in Baghdad, after touching down late on Tuesday. After “decades of oppression, war, terrorism,...

Iraq must seize ‘brief window of opportunity’ to turn tide of instability

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·February 6, 2023·3 min read

Highlighting recent achievements and challenges ahead following a year of tensions and political discord, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said the hope is that the confirmation of the new Government will provide an opportunity to structurally address the many pressing issues. ‘Glass half full’ “Effecting meaningful change will take time, as this can...

Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice

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·December 6, 2022·4 min read

Highlighting the progress made by Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), he said evidence collected and analysed, substantiated preliminary findings from his previous report. He cited crimes committed against Christians such as enslavement and forced conversion; “notable progress” on the development and use of chemical...

ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq |

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·August 8, 2022·1 min read

In a call for action to protect workers, ILO Country Coordinator in Iraq Maha Kattaa has urged that measures be put in place to reduce the risks for those working under extreme heat. Dangerous sectors According to the recent Labour Force Survey, one in four workers in Iraq is employed either...