Alternatives International - Iraq - Irak

“They Took Me and Told Me Nothing”

Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 2010-06-16T15:47:00Z

Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan
While internationally recognized as a form of violence against women and girls, the tragedy is that female genital mutilation is perpetuated by mothers, aunts and other women who love and want the best for their children, who see the practice as ensuring that girls are marriageable, are conforming to the tenets of Islam, and are growing up to be respectable and respected members of Kurdish society.
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- Reports / Violence Against Women, Children, Human Rights, Women's Rights

On Vulnerable Ground

Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 2009-11-10T07:25:00Z

Violence against Minority Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories
This 51-page report calls on the regional government to grant legal recognition to Shabaks and Yazidis as distinct ethnic groups instead of imposing Kurdish identity on them and to ensure that they can participate in public affairs without fear of retribution. The report also calls on the central government in Baghdad to protect minorities at the local, provincial, and national levels, and to investigate (...)

- Reports / Legislation, Human Rights, Governance

"They Want Us Exterminated"

Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 2009-08-17T06:23:00Z

Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq
This 67-page report documents a wide-reaching campaign of extrajudicial executions, kidnappings, and torture of gay men that began in early 2009. The killings began in the vast Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, a stronghold of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, and spread to many cities across Iraq. Mahdi Army spokesmen have promoted fears about the "third sex" and the "feminization" of Iraq men, and suggested that militia action (...)

- Reports / Human Rights