Category : Minority Rights
Reclaiming Identity: Strategies for Civil Documentation in Iraq
View Based on extensive fieldwork, interviews, consultations and research, this report analyzes the crisis of missing documentation with the goal of finding workable, durable, and implementable solutions. This report...
Legislative Review of the Draft Law on Child Protection
View Analyzes the Child Protection draft law. Main areas of concern and comment include expanding the scope of the law to encompass all the rights guaranteed by the Convention...
IILHR Legislative Review of the Draft Law on Rights of the Innocents
View Analyzes and comments on the Rights of the Innocents draft law. Main areas of concern include the fact that the law may duplicate various articles of the constitution...
IILHR Comparative Review of Minority Representation of in Electoral Legislation
View Examines provisions in the election laws of Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to the representation and participation of minorities in the public sphere. Presents...
IILHR Comments: Disability Draft Law
View Examines the Disability draft law and provides suggestions for improvement and clarity article by article. Main areas of concern include the need to follow international standards when defining...
IILHR Memo on Implementing International Human Rights Related Treaty Obligations in Iraq
View Analyzes potential conflicts in the authority for implementing human rights treaties under the Iraqi Constitution and outlines the basic process for pursuing treaty implementation. Discusses several options for...
Moving the Issue of Minorities in Iraq Forward
View Outlines a range of potential actions that IILHR could take to advance the cause of minority rights, representation, protection, and cohesion, within the context of our grant with...
Comparative Analysis of Minority Protection Legislation
View Examines state practice regarding the necessary and common components of minority legislation. Comprehensive legislation should include anti-discrimination measures, minority rights legislation, and the creation of institutions to monitor...
Minority Protections in Iraq: Implementing Article 125 of Iraq’s Constitution
View Analyzes minority autonomy issues as a way to further implement Iraq’s Constitution and comply with the legislative requirements for local administrations called for in Article 125. Provides a...
Comparative Look at International Standards and Best State Practices on Anti-Discrimination Legislation
View Identifies, though comparative state practice, the necessary and common components of anti-discrimination legislation and implementation in contemporary states based on international standards. Suggests that the enumeration of the...
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