Hatred Pyramid and the Ways to Achieve Social Tolerance
Tammuz Organization for Civil Development held a seminar, with the framework of the Iraqi Social Forum activities to preserve the civil peace, under the title “Hatred Pyramid and the Ways to Achieve Social Tolerance” at the TOSD headquarter in Baghdad on Sat. 23-08-2014. The symposium witnessed a broad participation of official personalities representing the Minister […]
Al-Madaa Press / Maysan Translated by ICSSI ِAugust 27 , 2014 Residents of the Al-Majar Al-Kabeer district in the southern province of Maysan, complained on Thursday about water scarcity and about the river that passes through the district becoming a breeding ground for algae and a repository for waste. Lack of sufficient potable, clean […]
Veils, Gloves And Violence: New Extremist Rules See Women Disappear From Mosul’s Streets
Niqash : Nawzat Shamdeen | Mosul Mosul was always a conservative city when it came to women’s rights. However the Sunni Muslim extremists who took control of the town have made it even more difficult for females. Women must now wear facial veils and gloves and may not leave their homes unaccompanied. In one suspected […]
Iraqi Turkmen in Danger, Rescue Amerli!
August 26, 2014 More than 16.000 civilians are trapped in the area of Amerli, in Tuz Khormatoo District of Salahaddin Province. Daaesh (ISIS) fighters put Amerli under siege and threaten to enter at any moment. Iraqi civilians from the Turkmen minority are in urgent need of protection. Urgent call by the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity […]
Fleeing Yezidi Iraqis Seek Safety in Turkey!
SILOPI, TURKEY – IRIN As soon as he crossed the border into southeastern Turkey, Khudeda Khalaf downed a bottle of water and called his aunt’s cell phone, praying that she and her family had made it to safety. “But the voice that answered spoke in Arabic,” the 41-year-old, said, confirming his worst fears that his […]
Ministries Without Quotas’: New Campaign Against Sectarian Politics
Niqash : Mustafa Habib As levels of violence increase in Iraq’s north, a new campaign in Baghdad provides some positive news. Around 70 activists have launched the campaign, Ministries Without Quotas, in an attempt to overcome sectarian and ethnic politics. Just a few days before the deadline for Iraq to form its new government, around […]
Assassination of a Civil Activist in Muqdadiyah
Farwell Saad Abdul Wahab Ahmed. Iraqi Al-Amal Association mourns with deep sorrow and anguish, the assassination of one of its activists, Saad Abdul Wahab Ahmed. At 10:00 am on Monday 18th August, unknown terrorists assassinated our Colleague Saad, with silenced guns in Muqdadiyah, Diyala Provence. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends […]
Take slavery in Iraq to the International Criminal Court
ICSSI supports the call of the international social movement “WALK FREE” urging the United Nations Security Council to put the situation of alleged enslavement by Islamic extremists in Iraq to the International Criminal Court, for immediate investigation and prosecution of guilty parties. Together, we can help bring justice to the hundreds of Iraqis currently at […]
Help the Displaced Yazidi People from Sinjar!
Civil Society Organizations Call to the International Community By Wadi, CPT and Alind – wadi-online Representatives of three human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a German-Kurdish organization Wadi, a U.S. based international organization Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), and Duhok based Alind Organization, conducted a two day visit on 15 and 16 August, 2014, to areas in the […]
Urgent Call To Save Iraqi Minorities
Appeal by Un ponte per… August 2014 The war in Iraq may cause the extermination of the last Christian, Yazidi, Shabak and Turkmen communities remaining in the country. Since mid-June hundreds of thousands are fleeing. Un ponte per… is working since then to respond to the emergency. We have so far distributed water, juices, high […]
WLP: ISIS Targeting Women, International Action Needed Now
By Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) for Rights, Development and Peace, August 7, 2014. The news coming from our partners on the ground in Lebanon and Jordan and media outlets in Iraq and Syria is horrifying. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is terrorizing innocent civilians living in areas under their control. Women are […]
Protection of Civilians in the Non International Armed Conflict in Iraq
Report by : United Nations Assistance Mission For Iraq (UNAMI) – Human Rights Office 5 June – 5 July 2014 Summary The non-international armed conflict that commenced in Iraq in Anbar governorate in January 2014 and has since spread to other areas of the country since the beginning of June has inflicted untold hardship and […]