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Widads Geschichte: Widerstandsfähigkeit, Heilung und die Kraft von Bildung

Als Widad gerade einmal 13 Jahre alt war, floh sie mit ihrer Familie unter Beschuss aus ihrer Heimatstadt Sinuni (einem Unterbezirk von Sindschar) und schloss sich Tausenden von Jesidinnen und Jesiden an, die während des Völkermords 2014 aus ihren Häusern vertrieben worden waren. Sie flohen fast ohne Hab und Gut und fanden zunächst Zuflucht im Haus ihres Onkels, wo das wenige Geld, das sie hatten, nach etwa einem Monat aufgebraucht war. Sie erinnert sich, dass sie weggeworfene Kleidung sammelte – alles, was die Nachbarn nicht mehr wollten, sogar Dinge, die weggeworfen worden waren –, nur um über die Runden zu kommen. Schließlich zog die Familie in eine kleine Stadt namens Tigran in Sulaymaniyah, wo sie etwa drei Jahre lang blieb.

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Nadia's Initiative-Statement zur lang erwarteten Exhumierung der Massengräber in Sindschar

Heute begann ein Team der Iraqi Directorate of Mass Graves Affairs (Irakische Direktion für Massengrabangelegenheiten) mit der entscheidenden Arbeit der Exhumierung von Massengräbern der Opfer des Jesiden-Völkermords in der Stadt Sindschar. Dieser wichtige Schritt ist entscheidend für die Aufdeckung des Schicksals unschuldiger Menschen, die unter einigen der abscheulichsten Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit der jüngeren Vergangenheit gelitten haben und gestorben sind.

Wir stehen in Solidarität mit den Familien, die verzweifelt nach Antworten suchen - Antworten, die ihnen Seelenfrieden bringen und die Würde ihrer Angehörigen wiederherstellen.

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Eman's Story: Empowering Yazidi Youth Through Access to Higher Education

Yazidi youth are the future of Sinjar, committing to rebuilding what ISIS destroyed and laying the foundations for sustainable peace. Eman is a young Yazidi girl who is promising to do exactly that - giving back to Sinjar by studying English and medicine.

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2022 Year End Review: Advocacy

As survivors of genocide and conflict-related sexual violence globally continue to struggle to rebuild their lives, our advocacy work has evolved to meet the changing needs of these survivors and their communities—and it will continue to adapt as new challenges arise.

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Ensuring Survivor-Centered Implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law

Nadia’s Initiative is working as a bridge between survivors and the General Directorate of Survivors Affairs (GDSA) in Iraq to ensure survivor-centered implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law.

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Nadia Murad Commends Luxembourg for Formal Recognition of Yazidi Genocide

I commend the Luxembourg Parliament for joining more than seventeen legislative bodies and international organizations that have officially recognized the Yazidi Genocide. As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Luxembourg is sending a strong message to terrorist groups that they will not be granted impunity for genocide or sexual violence.

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Financial Reparations for Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Captivity

Following a year of extensive research, outreach, and development of a holistic interim reparations project for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity, Nadia's Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund have completed distribution of financial reparations in Sinjar.

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Shelter Reparations for Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Captivity

Shelter support is one form of interim reparations included in Nadia’s Initiative and the Global Survivors Fund’s holistic and comprehensive survivors project that also provides interim reparations in the forms of cash, livelihoods, mental healthcare, physical healthcare, education, and legal aid.

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Supporting the General Directorate of Survivors’ Affairs in Sinjar

Many Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity were trafficked to Mosul and other areas of Iraq, and returning to Mosul to seek reparations can reignite traumatic memories. That’s why Nadia’s Initiative and USAID prioritized opening the General Directorate of Survivors’ Affairs’ office in Sinjar.

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Nadia's Initiative and Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute Launch New Collaboration

PRESS RELEASE: The Human Rights Institute (HRI) at Georgetown Law and Nadia’s Initiative (NI) announced a collaboration to develop and advance innovative strategies to hold the Islamic State (ISIS) accountable for its crimes against Yazidis. The two organizations will work together to advance the rights of Yazidis affected by genocide and sexual violence.

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Honoring Yazidis By Not Forgetting Their Stories

Eight years ago, the peaceful Yazidi community in Sinjar was confronted with an unspeakable evil that would forever change their lives. By empowering women, supporting survivors, facilitating the return of displaced persons, and holding perpetrators accountable, we seek to end the ongoing genocide against the Yazidi community.

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August 3rd: Commemorating the 8th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide

Nadia’s Initiative aims to amplify the voices of survivors, so they may share their memories, experiences, and hopes that have kept them moving forward despite all they have been through. Join us in amplifying survivors voices to honor August 3rd and the Yazidi Genocide.

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Nadia Murad and Barrister Amal Clooney Release Statement on Historic United States ISIS Trial

Press statement: Earlier this month, a U.S. federal jury in Virginia convicted former ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh – a member of the so-called “Beatles” cell – for his role in the killing of four American hostages.

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The Iraqi Presidency Submitted the Yazidi Female Survivors’ Law to Parliament for Review and Approval on March 28, 2019

“The draft Law applies to Yazidi women who were kidnapped and enslaved by ISIS, and later escaped or were rescued from captivity. It aims to award financial and ethical compensation to these female survivors, to rebuild their lives and their towns, to facilitate their full rehabilitation, reintegration into society, to enable them to live in dignity and prosperity.”

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