ISIS Trial — Nadia's Initiative

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.

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.

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.

Iraqi ISIL Suspect Accused of Yazidi Genocide on Trial in Germany

Germany is the first country to try ISIS perpetrators for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human trafficking. An Iraqi ISIS fighter and his wife are both being tried for crimes committed against the Yazidis.

Advocacy, Related NewsGuest UserApril 25, 2020Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, ISIS Trial, ISIS trial, isis

ISIS Militant on Trial in Munich for Membership of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and War Crime of Murder of 5-Year-Old Yazidi Child

On 9 April 2019, the trial of Jennifer W, a 27-year-old German citizen, will begin in the Higher Regional Court of Munich.

Related NewsadminApril 9, 2019Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, ISIS Trial

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.

Iraq seeks international help to investigate Islamic State crimes

Britain, 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.

Advocacy, Related NewsadminAugust 17, 2017sinjar, Ninewa, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, ISIS Trial, genocide conviction, Sinjar

Amal Clooney to represent ISIS survivor Nadia Murad and victims of Yazidi genocide

AdvocacyadminJuly 2, 2016Ninewa, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Iraq, Amal Clooney, ISIS, ISIS Trial

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