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Appeal Launched for Evidence for Yezidi Genocide Trial

An organization dedicated to bringing a case of genocide against the Islamic State to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an appeal for evidence of the crimes committed against the Yezidi population.

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Amal Clooney to represent ISIS survivor Nadia Murad and victims of Yazidi genocide

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Watch Yazidi activist and sex slavery survivor Nadia Murad’s powerful message to ISIS

As a fearless voice for the thousands of women who are still helpless at the hands of ISIS extremists, Murad has pushed for change at the United Nations, met with the president of Egypt, and visited refugees and migrants in Greece.

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Nadia Murad hands over the Global Citizen petition to the Iraqi Embassy in London

Our partner Global Citizen teamed up with us at Iraq Embassy in London.

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Time 100 Most Influential People: Nadia Murad

Nadia Murad stands in a long, invisible history of fierce, indomitable women who rise from the scorched earth of rape during war to break the odious silence and demand justice and freedom for their sisters.

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UK parliament condemns Islamic State violence as genocide.

“The parliamentary motion also called on the British government to ask the U.N. Security Council immediately to give the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over the issue “so that perpetrators can be brought to justice”.

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John Kerry Calls ISIS Actions Genocide

Last year, Yazidi activists worked with Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to petition the world body on the question of genocide.