Today marks a significant step in honoring and remembering the thousands of Yazidi and Shiite lives brutally taken by ISIS in one of the darkest chapters in recent history. In the summer of 2014, ISIS launched devastating attacks in Iraq, leading to the massacre of thousands, particularly targeting Yazidis in Sinjar and Shiites in Tal Afar. Among the most horrific...
In a decision published last week, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the conviction against ISIS member Taha A.J. for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed against Yazidi victims in Fallujah, Iraq. In November 2021, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt convicted Iraqi national Taha in a landmark trial for his enslavement and abuse...
“For survivors, reparations are not an abstract principle of justice or a topic for legal debate. Reparations are the difference between going hungry – and having enough food to put on the table. Between being outcast from their communities – and being able to put a roof over their heads.” – Nadia Murad Nadia’s Initiative, in collaboration with the Global...
Statement from Nadia’s Initiative on the Sentencing of ISIS member ‘Nadine K’ In a milestone decision, the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz convicted German national ‘Nadine K.’ She was accused of aiding and abetting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. She was participated in the enslavement and abuse of a young Yazidi woman during ISIS’ brutal campaign...
Today the British government formally acknowledged the ISIS perpetrated acts of genocide against the Yazidi people nine years ago. Over 4,000 Yazidis were killed in the attacks on Sinjar, Iraq and over 6,000 women and children were enslaved. The young girls and women were subjected to horrendous sexual violence. Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and President...
Press statement by victim’s counsel Amal Clooney, Natalie von Wistinghausen, Wolfgang Bendler, the NGO Yazda and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad Location and Date: Munich, 29 August 2023 Today, the Higher Regional Court of Munich affirmed the conviction of ISIS member ‘Jennifer W.’ and increased her sentence from 10 to 14 years imprisonment. The judges...
Statement from Nadia Murad and Barrister Amal Clooney September 18, 2023 On 15 September 2023, at the request of the Government of Iraq, the UN Security Council took a step backwards in the pursuit for justice for ISIS by adopting resolution 2697 (2023). The resolution ends the mandate of United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes...
On Wednesday 10th April 2024, the German authorities arrested two Iraqi suspects who are alleged members of ISIS, on suspicion of genocide and crimes against humanity. They have been accused of enslaving and raping two Yazidi girls. The crimes allegedly carried out against these two young girls by the pair were horrifying. No little girl should ever be taken from her...