Alternatives International - Iraq - Irak

« Irak : Après la guerre, la paix ? Bilan de sept années d'occupation », Alternatives, avril 2010.

Marie-Ève Labrie — 2011-03-31T16:58:53Z

- Rapports / Veuves, Arts et culture, Théâtre, Violence faite aux femmes, Réseau irakien IDFN

« Irakiennes : Libertés perdues », document d'orientation, Alternatives et l'IDFN, 2010.

Marilou Grégoire Blais — 2011-02-07T19:24:22Z

- Rapports / Violence faite aux femmes, Femmes

Violence contre les femmes en Irak

Iraqi Democratic Future Network — 2011-02-07T17:17:20Z

Initiée au départ dans les universités irakiennes afin de sensibiliser la population étudiante sur le problème de la violence contre les femmes, cette campagne s'est graduellement étendue à un éventail plus large de la société civile irakienne. Dans un contexte d'insécurité presque omniprésente, les préoccupations concernant les traitements affligés aux femmes ont pris de l'ampleur depuis quelques années. La violence domestique et les crimes dits d'« honneur » sont en effet de plus en plus fréquents, alors (...)

- La violence basée sur le genre / Violence faite aux femmes, Législation, Femmes

Iraqi Women: Lost Liberties

Alternatives International — 2010-12-14T14:31:29Z

According to a UN report entitled "Iraq 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan" (2010), overall
security in Iraq has begun to stabilize and the presence of humanitarian actors has had a
positive impact on the observance of human rights in the country.

- Reports / Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Development, Women's Rights, Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN), Front page

Violence Against Women in Iraq Factsheet

United Nations — 2010-12-08T16:48:31Z

A factsheet of statistics and policy measures compiled by the UN Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit as part of the 16 Days Campaign to End Violence Against Women, 25 November- 10 December 2010.

- Reports / Awareness, Violence Against Women, Legislation, Women's Rights

Iraq: Civilians Under Fire, Apr 2010

Amnesty International — 2010-11-29T13:55:30Z

Safety and security remain key concerns for Iraqis – especially for those who, because of their religious, ethnic or other identity or because of their profession or work, are particularly vulnerable to be targeted for violent attack.
This Amnesty International report focuses on civilians who are particularly at risk of attack because of their human rights or professional work; their political activities; their identity, gender or sexual orientation; or their plight as displaced (...)

- Reports / Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Civil Society Organizations

Iraq Joins International Community in Observing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

2010-11-29T12:39:32Z

Erbil and Baghdad, 25 November 2010 – UNAMI Press Release.
For the first time, Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations, is participating in the global 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women Campaign which runs from 25 November, globally observed as the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, through to 10 December, the International Day for Human Rights.
In Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan Region, the campaign launch took place in the presence of Kurdistan Regional (...)

- News / Awareness, Violence Against Women, Children, Human Rights, Women's Rights

The Plight of Iraqi Women

Shemiran M. Odisho — 2010-07-21T09:36:45Z

Shemiran M. Odisho is secretary general of the Iraqi Women's League and is from the Assyro-Chaldean minority. She was an ardent opponent of the Baathist regime at the cost of her education; those that were not members of the party did not have access to higher education. “I became a dressmaker. Because I was secretly an activist, I was nicknamed ‘Shemiran, Al-Khayafa' (Shemiran, the dressmaker).” After the fall of the regime, she finished her studies, and today she fights against injustice and the occupation.

- News / Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Women's Rights

“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.
A Human Rights Watch report:
– read the press (...)

- Reports / Violence Against Women, Children, Human Rights, Women's Rights