Alternatives International - Iraq - Irak

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 (...)

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

UN-Iraq Development Assistance Framework, 2011-2014

United Nations — 2010-11-29T15:12:34Z

The UN Development Assistance Framework for Iraq addresses five key priority areas. These are inclusive economic growth, environmental management, promoting good governance and protection of human
rights, ensuring access to improved basic services for all, and investment in the capacities of women, youth and children to enable full participation in all aspects of life in Iraq.

- Reports / Legislation, Children, Human Rights, Development, Women's Rights, Governance, Civil Society Organizations

UNICEF Girls Education in Iraq 2010

UNICEF — 2010-11-29T14:57:26Z

This report contains a situation analysis of girls' education in Iraq and recommendations for improving girls' access to good quality schooling. In Iraq, the overall number of children receiving primary education has declined between 2004-05 and 2007-08, with no improvement in the percentage of girls enrolled. Also, for every 100 boys enrolled in primary schools in Iraq, there are just under 89 girls.
Recommendations in this report focus on policy development and implementation, (...)

- Reports / Education, Awareness, Legislation, Children, Human Rights, Development, Women's Rights, Civil Society Organizations, Student Transport

UN Iraq Common Country Assessment 2009

United Nations — 2010-11-29T13:34:54Z

The consequences of nearly three decades of detrimental economic and social policies, added to the burden of war and violence, are becoming ever more apparent as the real work of governance begins. This 2009 UN Common Country Assessment set out to tackle these issues of peace consolidation.
The CCA identified three key thematic areas for UN analysis: governance, inclusive economic growth and ensuring quality essential (...)

- Reports / Legislation, Children, Human Rights, Development, Women's Rights, Governance

Veuves irakiennes

Iraqi Democratic Future Network — 2010-11-24T16:49:00Z

Marginalisées et réduites au silence dans une société très patriarcale, de nombreuses veuves et leurs enfants vivent sous le seuil de la pauvreté (relative ou absolue) en Irak.
Préoccupées par cette situation, les organisations du réseau IDFN ont dans un premier temps choisi de travailler pour l'obtention de meilleures pensions allouées par l'État à l'ensemble des veuves de l'Irak. Leur campagne a par la suite pris plusieurs directions et les objectifs visent maintenant à accroître les opportunités (...)

- Trois millions de veuves / Veuves, Sensibilisation, Législation, Réseau irakien IDFN

Education and awareness project on constitutional amendments

2010-11-22T17:33:39Z

An Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN) project carried out by the Iraqi rising women

- News / Education, Awareness, Legislation, Women's Rights, Governance, Civil Society Organizations, Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN), Front page

Increasing The Well-being Of Iraqi Widows

Iraqi Democratic Future Network — 2010-10-13T15:52:41Z

Marginalized and condemned to silence in a patriarchal society, many Iraqi widows and their children live under the poverty line, whether relative or absolute.
When the IDFN campaign for increasing the well-being of widows was launched, the focus was on improving access to State pensions. Soon afterwards, emphasis was also placed on increasing opportunities in the workforce available to widows and eliminating discrimination by changing the way society viewed them.
Widows represent the (...)

- Increasing The Well-being Of Iraqi Widows / Widows, Awareness, Legislation, Women's Rights, Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN)

Une victoire pour la société civile irakienne !

2010-10-13T15:51:16Z

Malgré le dépôt d'un projet de loi controversé en mars 2009 par le gouvernement irakien, après des années d'efforts, les membres de l'IDFN et leurs partenaires (locaux et internationaux) ont enfin atteint leur objectif le 25 janvier 2010 : le Conseil irakien des représentants a voté pour l'approbation d'une nouvelle loi pour les ONGs (loi 12 de 2010), plus conforme au droit international.
Ce changement législatif représente une victoire importante pour la société civile irakienne puisque : Le projet de (...)

- Nouvelle loi régissant les ONG / ONG irakiennes, Législation

New order, same abuses: Unlawful detentions and torture in Iraq

Amnesty International — 2010-09-13T22:54:00Z

The focus of this report is the unlawful detention, enforced disappearance and torture or other ill-treatment of thousands of people since 2003 by the US-led Multinational Force in Iraq and the Iraqi authorities. Some have been held arbitrarily, without charge or trial, for seven years. Some remain held even though Iraqi courts or investigative judges have ordered their release. Thousands are still in prison despite the 2008 Amnesty Law, which provides for the release of uncharged detainees (...)

- Reports / Legislation, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Governance