Nadia met with President Marcon on November 5, 2017, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Nadia briefed the President on a number of issues, including; her personal story and the struggle of thousands of women who were taken captive by ISIS in 2014.
Read MoreIn “The Last Girl,” Nadia Murad tells the story of her captivity along with other members of her Yazidi village of Kocho. It is an intimate account of what she calls “a slow, painful death — of the body and the soul.”
Read MoreToday the United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution put forward by the UK that will create an investigation into the war crimes committed by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi people.
Read MoreThe Iraqi Government needs to ensure that the thousands of women and girls who survived rape and other forms of sexual violence by ISIL fighters receive care, protection, and justice and that children born as a result of such violence do not face a life of discrimination and abuse, a UN report published today says.
Read MoreAmal Clooney is one giant step closer to achieving her longtime goal of holding ISIS accountable for its war crimes.
Read MoreBritain, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Nadia Murad, a woman from the Yazidi religious minority who was enslaved and raped by Islamic State fighters in Mosul, have been pushing Iraq to allow a U.N. inquiry.
Read MoreToday, 3 August 2017, marks the third anniversary of the genocide against the Yazidi.
Read More“We must stand with every child who is uprooted by war, violence and poverty and climate change.”
Read More“ It was my great honor to sponsor and participate in the opening ceremony of the Hamburg "Day of Exile”.
Read MoreWith tears streaming down my face, I have received the news that my village of Kocho is being liberated by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Force.
Read MoreThe International Community must do more to fight terrorism & extremism. Terrorists must be held accountable for their crimes everywhere in the world.
Read MoreMortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey
Read MoreI am blessed to be in one of the most peaceful places, The Holy See, where I met his Holiness Pope Francis during the Wednesday General Audience, 3rd May 2017.
Read MoreNadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and UNODC GoodWill Ambassador, and Yazda President Haider Elias spoke at the annual Stanford Global Studies student dinner on April 17.
Read MoreCall on the UN Human Rights Commissioner to establish a Commission of Inquiry that collects evidence on crimes perpetrated by ISIS.
Read MoreOn behalf of the Yazidi community, I wish to extend our compassion and understanding to our Armenian sisters and brothers, who are today commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Read More“My story is just one story among thousands of Yazidi families,” said Nadia Murad, a human rights activist who was formerly held captive by the Islamic State.
Read More“They did every bad thing they could do to me,” says Shireen Ibrahim
Read MoreAmal Clooney calls for collection of evidence of ISIS atrocities.
Read MoreIn the Brandenburg Parliament, Nadia Murad shared her experiences and thanked the parliament for welcoming Yazidi refugees.
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