Yazidis

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The Yazidi Survivors Law and Iraq’s Unmet Obligations Under International Human Rights Law

This article examines Iraq’s Yazidi Survivors Law and the gap between its legal promises and practical implementation for survivors of ISIL atrocities. It analyses how the criminal complaint requirement, the exclusion of children born of sexual violence, and the failure to establish rehabilitation services undermine Iraq’s obligations under international human rights law. The piece argues that these shortcomings deny Yazidi survivors effective reparations, protection, and long-term justice.

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Abandoned Twice: How the World Is Failing the Yazidis – Again

More than 11 years after ISIS launched a genocide against the Yazidi people of northern Iraq, the survivors are still waiting. Thousands remain missing. Hundreds of thousands remain displaced. Their homeland lies largely in ruins. And the international mechanisms built to deliver justice, protection, and reconstruction are being dismantled one by one, not because the work is done, but because the world has moved on. The Yazidis have not failed to recover; they have been failed.

6th GHRD International Film Festival: Human Trafficking Edition
Submission Deadline: 9th August 2026