Amal Clooney — Nadia's Initiative

German Federal Court of Justice Confirms the First-Ever Conviction of an ISIS Member for Genocide

In a decision published last week, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the conviction against ISIS member Taha A.J. for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed against Yazidi victims in Fallujah, Iraq.

AdvocacyGuest UserJanuary 31, 2023German Federal Court, ISIS, Amal Clooney, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, Yazidis, Justice

German Court Hands Down Second Genocide Conviction Against ISIS Member

On 27 July 2022, the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg convicted German ISIS member Jalda A. of aiding and abetting genocide as well as of crimes against humanity and war crimes for the enslavement and abuse of a young Yazidi woman, “M”. The defendant was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

Paris Court of Appeal Confirms Charges Against French Multinational Lafarge for Complicity in Crimes Against Humanity Committed by ISIS

On 18 May 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the indictment of the French multinational cement company LafargeHolcim SA (‘Lafarge’) for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (‘ISIS’) and other armed groups in Syria.

German ISIS Returnee on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity and Aiding and Abetting Genocide Over Abuse of an Enslaved Yazidi Woman in Syria

Press statement by victim’s counsel Amal Clooney, Sonka Mehner and Natalie von Wistinghausen, Yazidi NGO Yazda, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad.

Nadia Murad and Barrister Amal Clooney Release Statement on Historic United States ISIS Trial

Press statement: Earlier this month, a U.S. federal jury in Virginia convicted former ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh – a member of the so-called “Beatles” cell – for his role in the killing of four American hostages.

Statement by Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney on First ISIS Conviction for Genocide

Read Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney’s joint statement on the conviction of ISIS militant Taha AJ in a German Court.

AdvocacyGuest UserNovember 30, 2021Amal Clooney, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Germany, Taha AJ, ISIS, Yazidis, sinjar, Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar

Nadia’s Initiative and Counsel Amal Clooney commend German conviction of ISIS member

Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2021) - Yesterday, a German court convicted ISIS member Jennifer W. for the enslavement and abuse of a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughter that resulted in the young girl’s death. With its fifth conviction of an ISIS member for crimes against humanity committed against Yazidis, Germany strongly demonstrated its commitment to holding perpetrators accountable for the Yazidi Genocide and delivering long-awaited justice for the Yazidi community.

Inside the World of Amal Clooney

In 2016, Murad met Clooney, who took on the Yazidis’ plight. Over months, Clooney interviewed other refugees and survivors, building a case that could carry through the international justice system.

Related NewsGuest UserAugust 20, 2021Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Amal Clooney, Yazidis, sinjar, Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar

Press Statement: Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney Speak Out on 7th Anniversary of Yazidi Genocide

As the trauma of genocide continues in the absence of sufficient support for Yazidis, it is critical the world does not look away. Read Nadia’s Initiative’s press statement on the 7th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide.

German Court Convicts Third ISIS Member for Crimes Against Yazidis

In Germany’s 3rd conviction of an ISIS member, courts recognized “enslavement and religious and gender-based persecution as crimes against humanity.” Germany has set a precedent for accountability. It’s time for other nations to step up and deliver justice for every Yazidi survivor.

America, Take a Stand for Yazidis

Nadia Murad’s Newsweek Op-Ed: Earlier this year, at the burial ceremony for more than 100 Yazidi victims of ISIS' massacre in my hometown of Kocho, Sinjar, Iraq, members of my community asked me to deliver a speech.

Nadia Murad Speaks at UNSC Meeting on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Advocates for German-led Resolution

On Tuesday, April 23rd, Nadia Murad and the Nadia’s Initiative team attended the United Nations Security Council’s meeting on sexual violence in conflict. Nadia, her fellow Nobel Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney addressed the council prior to a vote on a German-drafted resolution to reduce sexual violence in conflict and end rape as a weapon of war.

Why yesterday's UN Security Resolution was a landmark decision for the Yazidis

Today 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.

UncategorizedadminSeptember 24, 2017Iraq, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Ninewa, UN Security Council, Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney Scores Major Victory in Fight to Hold ISIS Accountable for Genocide

Amal Clooney is one giant step closer to achieving her longtime goal of holding ISIS accountable for its war crimes.

Amal Clooney calls for collection of evidence of ISIS atrocities

Amal Clooney calls for collection of evidence of ISIS atrocities.

AdvocacyadminApril 7, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney and her client Nadia Murad tell Fareed about the atrocities ISIS committed against Nadia and her Yazidi community

Amal Clooney and her client on ISIS brutality.

AdvocacyadminMarch 19, 2017Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Amal Clooney

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney appeal to the UN to not let Daesh “get away with genocide.”

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world’s nations on Thursday not to let the Islamic State extremist group “get away with genocide.”

AdvocacyadminMarch 14, 2017Iraq, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Ninewa, Amal Clooney

TWO WOMEN, ONE CAUSE

Amal Clooney, a human-rights lawyer, is working with a Yazidi refugee to put Islamic State in the dock.

AdvocacyadminFebruary 4, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney told the UN they did nothing to help Isis sex slaves.

When I addressed the UN Security Council earlier this year, I told them I was ashamed as a supporter of the United Nations that states are failing to punish genocide

AdvocacyadminNovember 25, 2016Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Amal Clooney, ISIS

Nadia is taking On ISIS with the help of Amal Clooney.

How, then, I asked, did it feel to be anointed by the U.N., to be recognized as a person of significance?

AdvocacyadminSeptember 29, 2016Ninewa, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, Iraq, sinjar, Amal Clooney, ISIS

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