Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: A monastery heals religious divides by building inter-religious solidarity and helping refugees Fr. Jens Petzold, a Swiss priest based in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, speaks to Vatican News about his work serving the tiny, ever-changing population of...
Human Rights in the World
IRAQ: Kurdistan Journalists’ union reports 45 cases of rights violations in 2024 IFJ (14.01.2025) – The Kurdistan Journalists’ Syndicate (KJS) launched on 11 January its annual press freedom report, documenting at least 45 cases of media and journalists’ rights...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: Christians and other minorities in the Kurdistan legislative elections By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (31.10.2024) -The Christian minority in Kurdistan will only have one seat in the next regional parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAQ: The European Parliament considers the revision of Law 188/1959 would endanger the future of women Human Rights Without Frontiers denounces the legislative process of the Iraqi Parliament aiming at dramatically reducing women’s and girls’ rights HRWF (14.10.2024)...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAQ: Parliament poised to legalize child marriage Sweeping bill imperils women’s, children’s rights Human Rights Watch (16.08.2024) – Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow Iraqi religious...