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7th Anniversary of ISIS Atrocities in Kocho Village

After two weeks of siege, ISIS began systematic executions and enslavement in Kocho village on August 15, 2014. Read more about the Kocho massacre.

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.

Nadia's Initiative Supports Survivors of ISIS Captivity - Phase II

Nadia’s Initiative is undertaking a survivor-centric approach to the redevelopment of Sinjar by prioritizing sensitive, holistic, and tangible support for survivors of sexual violence based on the needs they express.

Nadia's Initiative Supports Hundreds of Survivors of ISIS Captivity and their Families

As a part of our ongoing efforts to support Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity and their families, Nadia’s Initiative is launching a new project to provide tangible support in the form of household goods, cash, and psychological support to hundreds of Yazidis survivors and their families.

Project UpdatesGuest UserMay 28, 2020Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, ISIS Captivity, isis

Nadia's Initiative Builds New House for Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Captivity

Nadia’s Initiative built Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity a new home and provided them with household items so they can live in dignity and safety.

Project UpdatesGuest UserMay 18, 2020Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, ISIS Captivity, isis

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

Nadia Murad's vow to take ISIS to court during 60 Minutes Interview

“Today, Nadia Murad is navigating without a chart, steering by the constellation of her people's dreams. An accidental leader facing questions she cannot answer. Will they have homes? Will there be justice?”

Advocacy, Related NewsGuest UserOctober 13, 2019Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, isis

I am a survivor of Islamic State violence. Don’t forget us.

Nadia Murad’s Washington Post Op-Ed: In 2014, a few months before the Islamic State attacked Sinjar in Iraq, extremists killed a young border patrolman named Ismail from my hometown of Kocho. After I had escaped my own enslavement at the hands of the Islamic State, I realized his death had been a sign of what was to come.

Nadia's Op-EdGuest UserApril 4, 2019Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, isis

Taiwan announces $500,000 donation to Nadia’s Initiative at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial

Ambassador Kao stated that the $500,000 donation will be used to support “Nadia’s Initiative,” an international NGO dedicated to assisting the Yazidi people of Iraq that suffered genocide and religious persecution at the hands of ISIS.

Project Updates, AdvocacyadminFebruary 8, 2019Ninewa, Iraq, Sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Taiwan, isis

General Assembly President at a Panel discussion with Gloria Steinem and Nadia Murad on her fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

I now know that I was born in the heart of the crimes committed against me.

AdvocacyadminNovember 13, 2017sinjar, Iraq, Ninewa, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, isis

Former ISIS Sex Slave Nadia Murad Tells Her Story of Survival to Gloria Steinem

There is no one on earth who has given us more courage…”Gloria Steinem interviews Nadia Murad on Women's International Day.

AdvocacyadminMarch 13, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, isis

Press Release: Arrest Warrant against ISIS militant in Germany recognizes crimes committed against Yazidis as genocide

In December 2016, the Supreme Court of Germany authorised the issuance of an arrest warrant against an ISIS commander who is allegedly responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against the Yazidi minority in Syria and Iraq.

Related NewsadminFebruary 20, 2017Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Yazidi Genocide, isis

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