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Iraq: Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’ facing unprecedented health crisis

Almost 2,000 Yezidi children who have returned to their families after being held captive by the armed group calling itself...

Iraq: Islamic State’s destructive legacy decimates Yezidi farming

Legacy of IS scorched-earth tactics still devastates rural communities Sabotage of irrigation wells and other destruction amounts to war crimes...

Special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces keep watch on March 30, 2021 in the vicinity of al-Hol camp, the larger of two Kurdish-run displacement camps for relatives of Islamic State jihadists in Syria's northeast. Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images.

Yezidi survivors of Islamic State atrocities abandoned to indefinite detention in north-east Syria

Thousands of Yezidi survivors of atrocities by the Islamic State armed group (IS) remain missing, including likely hundreds indefinitely detained...

UN: Angelina Jolie cites Amnesty International report on Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’

Speaking to the UN Security Council today, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie cited an upcoming Amnesty International report on Yezidi...

Four Years On: Yezidi Women’s Struggles Continue

By Tamara Moussa Beirut, Lebanon. On December 10, 2017, Iraq declared its victory over the armed group calling itself Islamic...

Four Years On: Yezidi Women’s Struggles Continue

By Tamara Moussa Beirut, Lebanon. On December 10, 2017, Iraq declared its victory over the armed group calling itself Islamic...

A harsh winter for hundreds of thousands displaced in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

By Francesca Pizzutelli, Refugees and Migrants’ Rights Researcher/Advisor at Amnesty International From the plane, the change of seasons is evident:...

“Don’t they know that winter is coming?” Frustration and fear among Iraq’s displaced

by By James Lynch, Refugee and Migrants’ Rights researcher, in northern Iraq. Everywhere in northern Iraq thousands of people driven...

Aftermath: Injustice, Torture and Death in Detention in North-East Syria report cover © Amnesty International

Syria: Mass death, torture and other violations against people detained in aftermath of Islamic State defeat 

People detained following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) armed group are facing systematic violations and dying in...

41 wins for human rights to celebrate this year

It’s been a busy year for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten,...

41 human rights wins to celebrate right now

It’s been a difficult year, but there’s been a lot to celebrate in 2020. From writing letters and taking action...

Nobel Peace Prize: Courageous work of Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad highlights need to fight impunity for rape in war

In response to news that Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yezidi human rights activist Nadia Murad have jointly won the...

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