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23.4.2013 End of Bearableness - Call on the German government to act in Syrian crisis End of Bearableness
25 Years after Halabja/ Poison Gas Attacks by the Syrian Army/ Does History Repeat itself? German Aid Organizations Wadi and Mesop call on the German Government to actReports on the usage of chemical weapons against... Mehr...
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23.4.2013 Demonstration Against Release of Honor Killing Suspect Demonstration Against Release of Honor Killing Suspect
Last year, the honor killing of 28-year-old Sarkar let to an uproar by rights organisation against domestic violence in Iraqi Kurdistan. Strong evidence suggested that her own fat... Mehr...
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15.3.2013 Green Cross calls for study on lingering effects of Halabja chemical weapons attacks Green Cross calls for study on lingering effects of Halabja chemical weapons attacksAhead of the 25th anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on the northern Iraqi town of Halabja, Green Cross Switzerland is calling for an official stu... Mehr...
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14.3.2013 Survey of Victims Injured by Chemical Weapons Presented - Letter to German Government Survey of Victims Injured by Chemical Weapons Presented - Letter to German Government
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the chemical bombardments in March 16, 1988, which left 5,000 people dead and thousands injured and d... Mehr...
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8.3.2013 Halabja 1988 - 2013: The Return of the Suppressed
HALABJA / ANFAL 1988 - 2013
The Return of the Suppressed
Reminder – Commemoration – Compensation
An Appeal by Wadi e.V. + MESOP e.V.
Without German support for Iraq’s chemical weapons program the attack on the Kurdish city in 1988 ... Mehr...
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7.3.2013 Zyan Group | 8th of March Call: No bargaining about Women`s Rights Issues No bargaining about Women`s Rights Issues
The petition and the demands of the Zhyan group on March 8, the International Women`s Day
Our group will commemorate March 8th differently from the official and non-official parties in the K... Mehr...
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7.3.2013 First Opinion Survey in Halabja: Citizens are Tired of Empty Promises First Opinion Survey in Halabja: Citizens are Tired of Empty Promises
March 6th 2013. Today Radio Dange Nwe und Spey presented the results of Halabja's first opinion survey to the public. The answers show that citizens are not satisfied ... Mehr...
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19.2.2013 First Anti-FGM Training for Midwifes First Anti-FGM Training for Midwives
In February 2013, WADI started with a new feature of its Stop FGM in Kurdistan Campaign. In cooperation with the Kurdish Ministry of Health and financed by Hivos, a first training for midwifes ... Mehr...
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5.2.2013 Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation; Too little action taken against FGM Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation; Too little action taken against FGMBy HIVOS and WADI
The Hague, Suleimania 5 February, The 6th of February was introduced by the United Nations as The International Day of Zero Tolerance ... Mehr...
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30.12.2012 Creation of "White Organization" in Halabja
“White” Organization
Creation of a network of activists from villages and towns that were bombed with chemical weapons by Saddam Husseins army in the 1980s
We are a group of activists of villages and towns that were bom... Mehr...
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23.12.2012 Preparing the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Poison Gas Attacks on Halabja Preparing the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Poison Gas Attacks on HalabjaBy Arvid Vormann, Wadiblog Denge Nwe, the independent radio for the youth and women of Halabja, has announced a project to involve the people in the co... Mehr...
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12.12.2012 Iraqi Youth Parliament “Parliaments are Not Selected. They Must be Elected”Wadi Facilitated a New Democratic Process for Iraqi Youth ParliamentBy Hannah Wettig“This must be a practice in real democracy,” Falah Muradkhin from the non-governmental organization Wadi... Mehr...
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30.10.2012 Lights on Lights on! for a FGM-Free Village in Iraqi Kurdistan
A village dedicated to stopping female genital mutilation received an electric generator
On this bright October day, a hope was fulfilled for the inhabitants of Gewzsa, a poor vi... Mehr...
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11.8.2012 First Hotline for FGM Victims in the Middle East First Hotline for FGM Victims in the Middle EastIn July 2012, the first hotline for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East was launched in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) funded fully by the Clifford Chance Foundat... Mehr...
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6.8.2012 Petition: Why are you silent about ‘Honor’ Killings …? Why are you silent about ‘Honor’ Killings …? By: Life Group, Iraqi-KurdistanThis petition is a call for society to immediately protect from violence all women and girls in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG). The silence about ‘honor’ killin... Mehr...
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20.6.2012 Iraqi Kurdistan: Petition Calls for KRG Parliament to Take Action Toward Implementing Law No. 8: the
Petition Calls for KRG Parliament to Take Action Toward Implementing Law No. 8: the Law Against Domestic Violence
Kurdistan region On Thursday, June 21, 2012, a petition that calls for full implementation of Law No. 8: the La... Mehr...
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13.6.2012 Rights organizations present a new study about Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq Rights organizations present a new study about Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq
Suleymaniah June 13, 2012
The first data collected on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq (outside of the Kurdish region) was presented today in a pre... Mehr...
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11.6.2012 Determination to end FGM in Middle East Determination to end FGM in Middle EastThe Hague / Suleymaniah June 11, 2012 The silence on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East needs to be broken. To end this brutal violation of human rights that is systematically applied i... Mehr...
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20.5.2012 The Federation of Civil Society Organizations | The restrictions on the freedom of speech is a reve The 20th Anniversary of the Parliament of Kurdistan
An Open Letter from the Federation of Civil Society Organizations
The restrictions on the freedom of speech is a reversal of the democratic process and the genuine role of the parliame... Mehr...
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10.5.2012 Women’s RighWomen’s Rights Advocates Join Government Reps in Call to Implement Domestic Violence Law Women’s Rights Advocates Join Government Reps in Call to Implement Domestic Violence LawBy Heidi DiedrichSulaimani, Iraq – In a call to honor the spirit of Law No. 8: the Law Against Domestic Violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG), ... Mehr...
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10.4.2012 Press release | Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq - Study shows: FGM common in Kirkuk Press release: Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq
Study shows: FGM common in Kirkuk
For the first time, an empirical study proved that female genital mutilation is also prevalent in parts of Iraq beyond the borders of the Kurdish Region... Mehr...
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7.3.2012 International Women’s Day… International Women’s Day: ‘No for Killing Women’ in the KRGAt a recent peaceful demonstration on the courthouse lawn in Sulaimani, Iraq, a gathering of men and women called on society to end violence against women in the Kurdistan Region o... Mehr...
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19.2.2012 Peaceful Gathering… Peaceful Gathering Remembers Youth Killed in Spring 2011, Issues Plea for JusticeSulaimani, Iraq (February 17, 2012) – A gathering of people marched through Sulaimani, Iraq on February 14, 2012 to remember five youth killed in spring 2011 a... Mehr...
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15.2.2012 New Classrooms Bolster Education Opportunity in Toutakhel New Classrooms Bolster Education Opportunity in Toutakhel, Iraq as Part of Stop FGM Kurdistan CampaignOn Monday, February 13, two semi trucks rolled into the remote village of Toutakhel, Iraq, delivering on a promise to help village childre... Mehr...
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9.2.2012 Event Marking International Day of Zero Tolerance Against FGM Event Marking International Day of Zero Tolerance Against FGM Draws Standing Room Only Crowd in Sulaimani, Iraq(Sulaimani, Iraq) – More than 100 people crowded into Sulaimani’s Culture Café on Monday, February 6 for an update on the fight a... Mehr...
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22.1.2012 Press Release | 1st ever conference on FGM in Middle East 1st ever conference on FGM in Middle East
FGM not merely an African problem; high rates in the Middle East
The first conference ever on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East is currently taking place in Beirut, Leban... Mehr...
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21.12.2011 Statement about Said Akrams situations in prison Statement about Said Akrams situations in prison
By FCSO, Fidiration of civil society NGO / CPT, Christian peace team – 20 December2011 - Iraqi Kurdistan –Sulaimanyah city
On December 19, 2011, our Federation and two members from CPT ... Mehr...
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23.6.2011 Wadi Press-statement: The Kurdish Regional Parliament Passes a Law to Ban Female Genital Mutilation Wadi Press-statement: The Kurdish Regional Parliament Passes a Law to Ban Female Genital Mutilation
Berlin and Suleymaniah June 23rd 20011
June 22nd was a good day for women and girls in Iraq. Kurdistan Regional Parliament passed with... Mehr...
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14.6.2011 An Appeal from Iraqi Kurdistan: Freedom for Syria An Appeal from Iraqi Kurdistan: Freedom for Syria
We, the organizations, independent media agencies, lawyers, artists and doctors in Iraqi Kurdistan Region whose names and signatures are presented below, declare our full solidarity with ... Mehr...
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6.2.2011 New Feature Documentary Film About Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq New Feature Documentary Film About Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq
‘Handful of Ash’ to Breakdown the Wall of Silence about FGM
(6 Feb, 2011)— The Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) will provide part... Mehr...
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