Iraq

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad awarded 2018 Nobel Peace Prize!

On Friday, Nadia Murad and Congolese Dr Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2018 for their “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war“. We often mention the incredible work of Denis Mukwege at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, he has been...

Les survivantes de violences sexuelles interpellent la communauté internationale aux côtés du Dr Mukwege

Il y a quelques jours, en parallèle du Conseil des Droits Humains à Genève, des survivantes de violences sexuelles ont interpelé la communauté internationale pour la reconnaissance et des réparations suite aux agressions qu’elles ont subit. On peut lire sur le site de la...

‘Outraged by the Attacks on Yazidis? It Is Time to Help’ – By Nadia Murad

Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist from Iraq, survivor of genocide and human trafficking. She is also Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations (UNODC), and author of ‘The Last Girl‘. Murad is one of the 5000 Yazidi...

With some electoral gains in Iraq, women candidates work towards change

UN Women published an interesting article on women candidates in Iraq: To run as a political candidate in Iraq demands courage and determination – even more so for a woman. Fourteen candidates, including one woman, were murdered in the run-up to local elections held in April – the...