This week, Nadia Murad was joined by survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), Mr. Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, and Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, to unveil the “Mother & Justice” Mobile Memorial. The life-sized memorial, depicting a mother and...
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Nadia joined U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, fellow survivors, and experts at the White House to call for more robust accountability mechanisms and survivor-centered approaches in the fight to end conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Referencing the UN Secretary-General’s recent...
NOTES TO EDITORS Human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in...
Nadia Murad met the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin to discuss the desperate plight of refugees across the world. Reiterating that there are now over 100 million displaced people globally, Ms. Murad stressed the importance of finding sustainable and safe long-term solutions. Germany has been a leader in its support for survivors of the Yazidi genocide and...
Wednesday, February 01, 2023 Nadia Murad and Angelina Jolie made a joint visit to the Sinjar region of northern Iraq to mark progress made to redevelop the region and highlight the needs of survivors eight years after the Yazidi genocide at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS). The pair spent a day visiting Nadia’s village, her former school, and her childhood...
Nadia Murad’s Statement on the Change to the Eligibility Requirements for the Yazidi Survivors Law
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Nadia Murad met the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin to discuss the desperate plight of refugees across the world. Reiterating that there are now over 100 million displaced people globally, Ms. Murad stressed the importance of finding sustainable and safe long-term solutions. Germany has been a leader in its support for survivors of the Yazidi genocide and...
Nadia Murad was interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to advocate for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. She told CNN about the survivors she met recently in Ukraine and highlighted that they need ‘justice, support and reparations.’ As we mark the 9th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide, she reminded the audience that nearly 3,000...
Press Statement by Nadia Murad and Barrister Amal Clooney September 12, 2023 We want to highlight our continued support for the UNITAD mission in Iraq as it documents crimes committed by ISIS and provides critical support to criminal investigations in the home states of ISIS foreign fighters. Over the past five years, the UN investigative team in Iraq has collected...
On Wednesday I had the honor of attending the opening ceremony of the Yazidi Genocide Memorial in Solagh, Sinjar. The memorial was built by Nadia’s Initiative in partnership with the International Organization for Migration in Iraq and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to remember the 2014 genocide. The slaughter of the Yazidi community was one...