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On 11 and 12 February at the Council of Representatives in Baghdad, IILHR launched its Legislative Drafting Guide for Iraqi Members of Parliament. This guide was the result of over a year of work and includes contributions from several key actors in Iraq, including the State Council, Office of the President, members of the […]
View DocumentOn March 27th, IILHR presented its final report “Reclaiming Identity: Strategies for Civil Documentation in Iraq” in collaboration with the National Security Advisor’s Office at the Al-Tamyeez Center in Baghdad. The event goals were aimed at pushing forward implementable solutions directly to the Government of Iraq (GOI) and bringing international missions together with Iraqi […]
View DocumentThe Institute for International Law and Human Rights has developed a comprehensive report examining the de jure and de facto situation of Iraq’s minority components and other vulnerable populations to support the assessment of asylum claims within countries to which Iraqi refugees apply for protection and to complement other resources on Iraq’s vulnerable populations. […]
View DocumentBrussels, 7 June 2017 — IILHR, in partnership with three other human rights organizations, released its third annual assessment of the state of Iraq’s minorities after the fall of Mosul in June 2014. The document is meant to complement other reporting on Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities; it also offers 63 specific recommendations that […]
View DocumentIILHR Develops Comprehensive Toolkit to Support Iraq’s New High Commission for Human Rights. The Institute for International Law and Human Rights has developed a wide-ranging resource tool and reference guide that can provided needed support to fully establish the new Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights. Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights: Bylaws, Regulations, […]
View DocumentIILHR has produced Minorities and the Law in Iraq, which offers a groundbreaking analysis of the body of Iraqi law as it affects Iraq’s minorities, as well as recommendations to bring Iraqi law into compliance with international standards and Iraq’s Constitution.
View DocumentIILHR also released a comprehensive overview of Iraq’s legal framework as it pertains to gender and the laws’ compliance with international standards.
View DocumentOn 4 July 2016, IILHR, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), Minority Rights Group International (MRG), and No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) launched a second joint report documenting the state of Iraq’s minority components since the advance of ISIS in 2014. The report, titled “No Way Home: Iraq’s Minorities on the Verge of […]
View Document“Between the Millstones: The State of Iraq’s Minorities Since the Fall of Mosul” aims to document the plight of Iraq’s minorities most affected by the violence that has gripped northern Iraq since June 2014. This report, based on extensive interviews, field work, and research, seeks to complement other human rights reporting to highlight the […]
View DocumentIdentifies, through comparative state practice, the evolution, functions, and financial structures of research institutions on contemporary states. Outlines the utility of research institutions and the five key functions common to most states in their institute models. These five elements include: (1) providing elected leaders, policy makers, and the public with expert advice based on […]
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