Hope in Iraq & Syria | TIE Unearthed
Hope in Iraq & Syria – TIE Unearthed Following the fall of the Saddam regime in Iraq, the first ever treatment centre for survivors of torture and war violence was opened in 2005. The centre is called the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights and on Friday I spoke with Salah Ahmad, the Founder. Salah is child […]
Suicide exposes the ongoing trauma of Iraq’s Halabja killings | Middle East Eye
Suicide rates increase within Iraq’s Yazidi community | Al-Monitor
Berlin Architects Draw on Traditional Building Techniques for Kurdish Safe Haven | Metropolis
Berlin Architects Draw on Traditional Building Techniques for Kurdish Safe Haven | Metropolis Magazine The project—one of several similar enterprises operated by the Berlin-based Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights—is unfolding in phases. The first, a center for animal-assisted therapy designed by Berlin studio ZRS Architekten, wrapped in late 2016, and the second, a seminar house and bakery […]
Our Response to the War in Syria
Where Language Fails: Art Therapy Can Succeed
Art is an important part of life. Through art we can tell stories, explore our inner world and express feelings that cannot be put into words. The combination of art and therapy allows traumatized people to find a way to handle their toughest experiences. That is why we promote a variety of artistic…
Civil Society in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region Launch the ‘Coalition for Just Reparations’ | Middle East Centre
In an event held in Erbil on 6 November 2019, 25 civil society organisations (CSOs) based in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) announced the establishment of the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), a joint effort to advocate for reparations for victims of serious violations of international law that took place during the […]
The right to reparation: laudable goal or empty promise? | OpenGlobalRights
Supporting Female Survivors of Sexualized Violence
How is psychotherapy for children different from therapy for adults?
