The Greeks said Oxi to the Nazis. And we said No to ISIS.
Weiterlesen
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two young Iraqis who escaped sexual slavery by the Islamic State and became advocates for women’s rights, were honored on Thursday with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s top human rights award.
Weiterlesen
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two Yazidi survivors of enslavement by the Islamic State (ISIS) have been awarded the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Weiterlesen
The Canadian parliament has recognized the Yezidi genocide in a unanimous vote with survivor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad present.
Weiterlesen
It is my understanding that on October 25th, 2016 there will be a vote to recognize the Yazidi Genocide and support receiving Yazidi women, girls and children who become victims of ISIS sexual enslavement. I am currently in Ottawa to witness the vote and to meet with Members of Parliament.
Weiterlesen
I was not raised to give speeches. Neither was I born to meet world leaders, nor to represent a cause so heavy, so difficult.
Weiterlesen
"What’s less clear is whether the international community will complement its celebration of Murad’s strong protest for greater international action against the Islamic State by preventing the same crime from being continuously visited upon those she left behind, including her own family."
Weiterlesen
How, then, I asked, did it feel to be anointed by the U.N., to be recognized as a person of significance?
Weiterlesen
"The ultimate goal is to get the International Criminal Court to prosecute the crimes committed by ISIS commanders against the Yazidis, for what the United Nations and U.S. State Department agree is genocide."
Weiterlesen
The appointment ceremony of Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha as UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the dignity of survivors of human trafficking is now available on demand on the UN Web TV website.
Weiterlesen
“This is the first time I have spoken in this chamber. I wish I could say I'm proud to be here but I am not. I am ashamed as a supporter of the United Nations that states are failing to prevent or even punish genocide because they find that their own interests get in the way.”
Weiterlesen
On September 16, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Nadia Murad Basee Taha, who survived trafficking at the hands of ISIL, will announce a new initiative at an event hosted by editor and publishing entrepreneur Tina Brown.
Weiterlesen
Ken Harbaugh writes on our recent visit to a Greek refuge camp.
Weiterlesen
Yazidi rights activists and a former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court visited Yazidi refugees in a northern Greek camp Monday, hoping to build a case for the Hague-based court.
Weiterlesen
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.
Weiterlesen
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.
Weiterlesen
Our partner Global Citizen teamed up with us at Iraq Embassy in London.
Weiterlesen
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.
Weiterlesen
“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”.
Weiterlesen