Jiyan Foundation US Joins Groups Calling for American Psychological Association to Apologize and Provide Support to Victims of War-on-Terror Prisoner Abuses
Jiyan Foundation US joins Groups Calling for American Psychologicalv Association to Apologize and Provide Support to Victims of War-on-Terror Prisoner Abuses On 25th Anniversary of UN International Day in Support of Torture Victims, Psychology and Human Rights Organizations Demand Action from APA WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 26, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations International […]
Jiyan Welcomes Director General of Survivors Affairs, Ms. Sarab Elias to Chamchamal
Jiyan Welcomes Director General of Survivors Affairs, Ms. Sarab Elias to Chamchamal On June 21st 2022, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights welcomed a very special guest, Ms. Sarab Elias Director General of Survivors Affairs established under the Yazidi Female Survivors Law (YSL). Jiyan staff welcomed Director Elias at the Psychosomatic Trauma Clinic for Women in […]
Join us in spreading awareness and welcoming refugees
Spread Awareness – Seven Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees On World Refugee Day, Jiyan Foundation asks individuals and the media to share these recommendations with communities around the globe currently welcoming and hosting refugees, including the millions who are fleeing Ukraine, Syria, and the Middle East or elsewhere. These are based on our organization’s experience […]
World Refugee Day – Seven Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees
World Refugee Day – Seven Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees New York (June 14, 2022) – Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights has worked for two decades with refugees and survivors of war violence. These recommendations to communities around the globe currently welcoming and hosting refugees, including the millions who are fleeing Ukraine, Syria, and the Middle […]
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights signs sector statement on queering atrocity prevention
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights signs joint statement on queering atrocity prevention Erbil (June 08, 2022) – Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights has joined over 40 human rights organizations and advocates calling on the humanitarian sector to challenge structures and processes that perpetuate identity-based violence against LGBTQI+ persons. Outlining 10 practical commitments the signees advocate […]
Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue Workshop: Cooperation Between Communities to Enhance Social Cohesion
Photo: Participants of the Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue at the May workshop in Sulaymaniyah. The Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue is an ongoing cooperative project with Wings of Hope Germany funded with support from Misereor and the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN). Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue Workshop: Cooperation […]
RefugeesWelcome
We Support the Mental Health of Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Survivors. There are currently millions of traumatized women and children who, as you read this, are living in camps or fleeing from their homes. You’ve probably seen the pictures of rubble, wreckage, and ruin. Tent cities, and families on the move taking only what they […]
A Story of Success – CVT Shares C4JR Success Story for campaign supporting the passing and implementing the Yazidi Survivors Law for Survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence in Iraq
A Story of Success – CVT Shares C4JR Success Story for campaign supporting the passing and implementing the Yazidi Survivors Law for Survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence in Iraq Erbil (May 16, 2022) — A program of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), New Tactics in Human Rights, highlighted the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) […]
Jiyan Foundation Statement on Violence in Sinjar Province
Jiyan Foundation Statement on Violence in Sinjar Province Erbil (May 4, 2022) – Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights Chairman and Founder Salah Ahmad released the below statement following days of military violence in the province of Sinjar. “The beginning of this week which was meant to be celebrated by millions of people throughout the region […]
Jiyan Foundation’s Seven Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees
Seven Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees Campaign created to coincide with World Refugee Day is being released early to provide valuable information for everyone welcoming refugees, including the millions fleeing Ukraine, Syria and the Middle East. Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights has worked for two decades with refugees and survivors of war violence. These recommendations […]