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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

Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Yazidis

Today, 3 August 2017, marks the third anniversary of the genocide against the Yazidi.

AdvocacyadminAugust 2, 2017Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Yazidi Genocide

Demi Lovato, Nadia Murad, and ‘Syria’s Malala’ Demand Justice for Refugees at Global Citizen Festival Hamburg

“We must stand with every child who is uprooted by war, violence and poverty and climate change.”

AdvocacyadminJuly 8, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Iraq, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, germany

Hamburg "Day of Exile”

“ It was my great honor to sponsor and participate in the opening ceremony of the Hamburg "Day of Exile”.

AdvocacyadminJune 15, 2017Iraq, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Ninewa, germany

A statement from Nadia Murad regarding the liberation of Kocho

With tears streaming down my face, I have received the news that my village of Kocho is being liberated by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Force.

Nadia's Op-EdadminMay 28, 2017Iraq, Nadia's Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Ninewa, Kocho

My thoughts & prayers are with families & friends of the victims of today`s terrorist attack in #Westminster/UK

The International Community must do more to fight terrorism & extremism. Terrorists must be held accountable for their crimes everywhere in the world.

Nadia's Op-EdadminMay 23, 2017Iraq, Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, sinjar, Ninewa

Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey

Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey

Uncategorized, Related NewsadminMay 11, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq

A Meeting with his Holiness Pope Francis

I 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.

AdvocacyadminMay 8, 2017sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Ninewa, Pope Francis, Vatican

Nadia Murad visit to Stanford University

Nadia 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.

AdvocacyadminMay 3, 2017sinjar, Iraq, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Ninewa

Help us Call on the UN Human Rights Commissioner

Call on the UN Human Rights Commissioner to establish a Commission of Inquiry that collects evidence on crimes perpetrated by ISIS.

AdvocacyadminApril 25, 2017Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative

Nadia Murad's statement on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide

On 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.

Yazidi genocide survivor Nadia Murad recounts her escape from ISIS capture

“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.

AdvocacyadminApril 21, 2017sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Ninewa

Yazidi woman, enslaved by ISIS, shares her story of survival

“They did every bad thing they could do to me,” says Shireen Ibrahim

Related News, AdvocacyadminApril 10, 2017Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, ISIS Captivity

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

Nadia Murad addresses the Brandenburg Parliament

In the Brandenburg Parliament, Nadia Murad shared her experiences and thanked the parliament for welcoming Yazidi refugees.

Related NewsadminApril 7, 2017Nadia’s Initiative, Nadia Murad, Iraq, Ninewa, sinjar

Yazidis who suffered genocide are fleeing again, but this time not from the Islamic State

Salam Mukhaibir’s death this month, along with four other Yazidi fighters, marked the latest dark turn for an Iraqi minority sect that has suffered genocide at the hands of the Islamic State.

UncategorizedadminMarch 23, 2017Ninewa, sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Yazidi Genocide

Former ISIS sex slave demands justice for Yazidis

Guest UserMarch 22, 2017sinjar, Nadia Murad, Nadia’s Initiative, Iraq, Ninewa, ISIS Captivity

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

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

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