Fourth Conference of The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – Basra October 2012
For three days in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, from October 20 to 22, more than 200 Iraqi activists, trade unionists and human rights defenders met to discuss a democratic future for their country, during the Second Iraqi Nonviolence Forum. About 20 international members of NGOs and journalists attended the event, to express their […]
Iraqi Nonviolence Forum opened in the southern city of Basra
For immediate release Press release of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), Iraqi Nonviolence Group LAONF, and Bara Conference Organizing Committee Basra-Iraq, 20th of October 2012 Iraqi Nonviolence Forum opened in the southern city of Basra Yesterday, 19th of October, the Second Iraqi Nonviolence Forum opened in the southern city of Basra with a […]
Private war is still ongoing in Iraq!
It’s not the first time that a convoy of armed persons working for Private Security Companies (PMSCs) is attacked in the streets of Baghdad , but this time it looks like that we are talking about a turn in the story of the “Private War” in Iraq . The Private War that was brought by […]
Workshop on the Campaign to Save the Tigris and Marshes, ICSSI Conference 2012
You are invited to participate in a workshop on the Save the Tigris Campaign that will be held in Basra. This session will be part of the IV Conference of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, to be held on October 21, 2012, at the Cultural House in the city of Basra, within the Iraqi […]
The Federal Court Once Again Postpones The Case to Repeal the “Journalists’ Rights Law”
The Federal Court Once Again Postpones The Case to Repeal the “Journalists’ Rights Law” No Verdict Expected Until October 27 August 2012 For a second time the Federal Supreme Court has postponed issuing a decision in the case brought by The Society for Defending Press Freedom challenging the so-called “Journalists’ Rights Law.” The Society […]
Control Private Military and Security Companies
Control Private Military and Security Companies A New Global Civil Society Campaign PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 29/08/2012 Statement about the contribution of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative to the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight […]
Regulation and control of private military and security companies
ICSSI is supporting a new campaign, for the regulation and control of private military contractors, who are responsible for terrible human rights violations in Iraq and elsewhere. This week, members of the ICSSI are taking a lead in bringing a declaration in support of an international convention on the Regulation, Surveillance and Monitoring of private […]
Invitation to the Second Iraqi Non Violence Forum
Basrah: City of Peace and Nonviolence The Second Iraqi Nonviolence Forum and Fourth Conference of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative Basrah, 20-22 October 2012 The Iraqi Nonviolence Group, “La’Onf,” together with NOVACT, the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), and other Iraqi and international partners will convene the Second Iraqi Nonviolence Forum this year […]
Registration form – Basra, October 20-22, 2012
Please fill in carefully the following information to register for the conference. All internationals need a visa for Iraq. If you want to receive a visa at Basra airport, register strictly within 10th of SEPTEMBER. All questions and supplementary information must be sent to icssi.project@gmail.com The registration for the conference has ended! Thank you.
Open Letter on the Impacts for Iraq of the Construction of the Ilisu Dam in Turkey
To: The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and through him to all relevant government representatives and members of the Iraqi Parliament, The Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Osama Nejaifi, and through him to all members of the Iraqi Parliament. We are a group of Iraqi civil society […]
The Iraqi federal court postponed issuing a decision in the “journalists’ rights law” case until next month – August 2012, in order to give Usama al–Najafi more time to reply to the arguments submitted by the Society for Defending Press Freedom. The Society submitted the lawsuit to repeal the “journalists’ rights law” on behalf of […]
KRG , Freedom of Assembly is a Basic Human Right
Statement from the Federation of Civil Society Freedom of Assembly is a Basic Human Right June 27, 2012 The Federation of Civil Society calls on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) government security forces to avoid using excessive force and weapons against its citizens, including during times of peaceful protest. Freedom of assembly is a […]