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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 […]
Press Release Jiyan Foundation’s Recommendations for Communities Welcoming Refugees
Jiyan Foundation’s 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. New York (April 26, 2022) – Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights has worked for two decades with […]
Sustainable Sanctuary: Why Jiyan Foundation Prioritized Solar Energy in the Healing Garden in Kurdistan-Iraq
Sustainable Sanctuary: Why Jiyan Foundation Prioritized Solar Energy in the Healing Garden in Kurdistan-Iraq Installing the solar panels was easy and our teams finished on-time. A sanctuary for animals and patients alike, the Healing Garden utilizes a holistic approach to recovery. Here children often engage with emu, cats, dogs, horses, goats, chickens, and other animals […]
Jiyan Foundation Statement on U.K. Decision to Reroute Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Statement on U.K. Decision to Reroute Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Berlin (April 14, 2022) — Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights Chairman and Founder Salah Ahmad released the below statement addressing the British Government’s decision to reroute asylum seekers to Rwanda: “It should be realized and shared in the global media that seeking asylum is a […]
Investing in our Planet through Civil Society Initiatives with The Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue
Caring for the environment is emblematic of our duties to one another; protecting it is the responsibility of everyone to each other, regardless of culture or religion. Larsa Imad, Youth Network Coordinator Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights Investing in our Planet through Civil Society Initiatives with The Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue Author: Larsa […]
The right to speak mother languages is a basic human right that the EU must consider at all stages of the Brussels Conference | Syrians for Truth and Justice
24 Syrian Organizations Call for the Inclusion of the Kurdish Language in the Brussels Conference | Syrians for Truth and Justice The right to speak mother languages is a basic human right that the EU must consider at all stages of the Brussels Conference. “Allowing the use of mother tongue in Brussels Conference and other […]
Survivors of ISIS Trafficking in Kurdistan-Iraq: Jiyan Foundation’s Psychosomatic Clinic for Women
Survivors of ISIS Trafficking in Kurdistan-Iraq: Jiyan Foundation’s Psychosomatic Clinic for Women This story is also featured on HTS Blog (humantraffickingsearch.org) Authors: Asmaa Ibrahim Co-head of Trauma Care and Health, Lavan Jalal Psychotherapist *Indicates name has been changed to protect the identity of the survivor. After the girls were captured from their villages and homes, […]