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Advocacy statements
- HRC43 – Iraq: adoption of UPR report
- UN Committee to review the rights of women and girls in Iraq – MRG’s submission
- UPR – MRG’s recommendations for the reviews of Iran, Iraq and Egypt
- UN Committee to review the rights of persons with disabilities in Iraq – MRG’s submission
- UPR of Iraq – MRG and Ceasefire’s submission
- HRC38 – SR on racism: MRG’s statement on racial and ethnic discrimination as a root cause of statelessness
- HRC38 – MRG calls for greater attention to the situation of minorities in Iraq, Egypt and India
- HRC36 – MRG calls for the Counsil’s attention to the situations of minorities in Iraq, Egypt and Cameroon
- MRG’s reaction to the Iraq report of the UN Special Rapporteur on internally displaced peoples (IDPs)
- Iraq: MRG’s call for a stronger engagement of the UN Human Rights Council
Documentary films
- Where We Belong – a film offering a rare glimpse into the everyday life of post-ISIS rural Iraq
- Between Two Rivers – a film documenting the struggles and triumphs of civilian human rights activists in Iraq
- ‘Noun’ – a film about the current challenges facing Iraqi Christians
Events
- WEBINAR: #Incite! Identifying and challenging online hate speech
- Side Event at UN Human Rights Council on Iraq’s Displacement Crisis
- Film screenings of MRG documentaries – Hungary, 16 December
News and blogs
- No peace without justice: Commemorating victims of violence in Iraq
- Why Iraq must support new bill which redresses the suffering of Yezidi women
- Twin bombings in Baghdad show an ideological struggle for peace remains
- Building back better: toward a minority, indigenous and disability-inclusive post-Covid-19 world
- Kakais’ anguish in search for security
- Armed group destroys medical centre for Roma in Southern Baghdad
- The Deportation of Iraqi Citizens from the US: a Legal and Moral Question
- Iraqi Yazidis in 2017
- Minority Voices Podcast – March 2016
- A word on migrants, refugees and minority rights
News from our projects
Press releases
- Two years after ‘liberation,’ civilians in Mosul denied justice, reparations – new report
- Iraq’s civilian activists face severe violent repression, new report
- As Iraq rebuilds after ISIS conflict, ensuring reparations for the victims of violations committed by all sides should be priority – new report
- How harnessing advances in technology and the power of civil society can revolutionize scrutiny of rights abuses in war, new report
- Iraqis, Europeans Press for Support for Post-ISIS Transition
- Minorities may never return to their lands in post-ISIS Iraq, finds new report
- Minorities may never return to their lands in post-ISIS Iraq, finds new report
- MRG and Ceasefire launch Online Tool to enable ‘civilian-led monitoring’ of human rights violations in Iraq
- Iraq’s displacement crisis ‘unsustainable,’ return home for most a ‘distant prospect’ – new report on humanitarian challenges facing IDPs
- Thousands of civilians now at risk in Mosul assault – new report
Statements
- Open Letter to UN Special-Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Wairimu Nderitu
- Déclaration conjointe d’ONG sur l’Irak pour la Journée Internationale de Commmémoration des personnes Victimes de violences en raison de leur Religion ou Convictions
- Joint NGO Statement on Iraq to Commemorate International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Programmes
- Iran and Iraq: Strengthening human rights defenders organisations working with vulnerable civilians
- Disability/minority intersectional discrimination project (SIDA disability)
- Protecting the rights of religious minorities
- Iraq and Pakistan: promoting religious equality for inclusive development
- Ceasefire Project: Protecting the human rights of vulnerable civilians in Iraq
- Iraq and Somalia: Securing protection and promoting fundamental freedoms of vulnerable minorities
- Strengthening Human Rights Advocacy for Freedom of Religion and Belief in the Middle East and North Africa
- Promoting freedom of belief and challenging religious discrimination in Transition States
- Conflict Prevention Programme
Publications
- Understanding barriers to health care for minorities and indigenous peoples in Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia
- Iraq: Marsh Arabs and ecological resilience – the legacy of conflict
- The Hate Speech Crisis: Ways to start fixing it – A toolkit for civil society organizations and activists
- Mosul after the Battle: Reparations for civilian harm and the future of Ninewa
- Civilian Activists Under Threat in Iraq
- Reparations for the victims of conflict in Iraq: Lessons learned from comparative practice
- Eyes on the Ground: Realizing the potential of civilian-led monitoring in armed conflict
- Crossroads: The future of Iraq’s minorities after ISIS
- Humanitarian challenges in Iraq’s displacement crisis
- Civilian protection in the battle for Mosul: Critical priorities
