Jiyan Foundation Releases a Toolkit on Transitional & Restorative Justice for Iraq
Jiyan Foundation Releases a Toolkit on Transitional & Restorative Justice for Iraq Erbil (November 04, 2022) – In collaboration with Iraqi civil society organizations and with financial support of the German Government, Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights and the Coalition for Just Reparations have published a manual aimed at enhancing knowledge in transitional & restorative […]
Listen: The force of self-awareness in Iraq with Asmaa Ibrahim and Jiyan Foundation
Listen: The force of self-awareness in Iraq with Asmaa Ibrahim and Jiyan Foundation Jiyan Foundation’s Co-head of Trauma Care & Health Asmaa Ibrahim joins Philippa White to answer questions ranging from how she began training in psychotherapy to the culture and stigma associated with mental health treatment. Why there is so much trauma in Iraq? […]
Windows of Opportunity for Meaningful Engagement of Iraqi Civil Society in Transitional & Restorative Justice Processes
Windows of Opportunity for Meaningful Engagement of Iraqi Civil Society in Transitional & Restorative Justice Processes A crucial element in building peace is the continued promotion of inclusive and participatory actions on the grassroots level and beyond. From October 2021 through August 2022 Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights implemented a project whose principal aim was […]
For Iraq’s displaced Yazidis, the genocide is ongoing | The New Arab
For Iraq’s displaced Yazidis, the genocide is ongoing | The New Arab “It’s quite unfortunate that the Yazidis, which are our neighbours…they will become very few in Iraq just like us,” said Wansa Shamoon, from the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights in Duhok, which promotes the mental well-being, physical rehabilitation, and social reintegration of survivors […]
Training Local Leaders – The Academy for Intercultural Dialogue
Training Local Leaders – The Academy for Intercultural Dialogue Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights in partnership with Foundation Wings of Hope Germany, participated in the Academy for Intercultural Dialogue. Twenty-five young people between 18 and 26 years old from, Kurdistan-Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Germany participated in intercultural dialogue and reconciliation workshops in […]
Jiyan Foundation condemns Iran’s attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Jiyan Foundation condemns Iran’s attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Erbil (September 28, 2022) – The ballistic missile and drone attacks committed against people in the Kurdistan region of Iraq by Iran is a violation of Kurdistan-Iraq’s sovereignty and a crime against human rights principles. Civilians have been killed in the attacks, including innocent […]
A story from a Jiyan Foundation psychotherapist in Baghdad
A story from a Jiyan Foundation psychotherapist in Baghdad “It’s the first time I’ve seen her sitting with others.” Director of Dar A’nya Shelter Baghdad Today I accompanied another Jiyan Foundation psychotherapist and a psychiatrist to Dar A’nya shelter for the elderly and marginalized in Baghdad. When our mobile team introduced ourselves, the director of […]
Iraq must identify way to provide justice for victims of ISIS: C4JR | Kurdistan24
Iraq must identify way to provide justice for victims of ISIS: C4JR | Kurdistan24 The Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), an alliance of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in a position paper on Monday called on the Iraqi government incorporate genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes into national law and prosecute ISIS fighters for their […]
C4JR Position Paper on a survivor-centered ISIL Accountability Mechanism in Iraq
C4JR Position Paper on a survivor-centered ISIL Accountability Mechanism in Iraq Eight years ago, on August 15, 2014, militants of the so-called Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) also known as Da’esh, either killed or enslaved more than 1,250 inhabitants of the Yezidi village of Kocho. Four hundred men were killed on that […]
Petition calls on Iraq to construct monument for Yezidi genocide victims | Kurdistan24
Petition calls on Iraq to construct monument for Yezidi genocide victims | Kurdistan24.net Sixty-five individuals and organizations on Monday called on the Iraqi Government to construct a monument of remembrance for the victims and survivors of the ISIS genocide against the Yezidis. “Memorials and monuments of the kind we are requesting preserve historical memory, educate […]