On February 14 and 15, 2023, a Rotterdam court, the District Court of The Hague, held the first pro forma hearings against twelve women that the Dutch government brought back from a prison camp in Syr...
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German Federal Court Of Justice Confirms The First-Ever Conviction Of A Daesh Member For Genocide
On January 17, 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the conviction against Daesh member Taha A.-J. for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against Yazidi victims ...
Why There Is No Political Will To Bring Daesh To Justice?
On January 23, 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, is to debate and vote on the report and draft resolution on “Addressing...
Eight Years Later, The World is Yet To Address The Daesh Atrocities And Assist The Yazidis
August 3 marks the anniversary of the genocidal attack carried out by Daesh in Sinjar, Iraq. On that day, Daesh unleashed prohibited acts against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Iraq...
How One Yazidi Woman Helped To Secure The Second Genocide Conviction Of A Daesh Member
On July 27, 2022, a court in Germany convicted a German Daesh member, Jalda A., of aiding and abetting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for the enslavement and abuse of a young Yazidi ...
Renewed Focus On Brining Daesh To Justice Urgently Needed
On July 5, 2022, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) published its new report and recommendations for Member States to the Cou...
Turkey, Syria And Iraq Face Allegations Of Failing To Prevent And Punish The Daesh Genocide
On July 6, 2022, a group of international human rights lawyers published a report accusing Turkey, Syria and Iraq of failing to implement their obligations under the UN Convention on the Prevention an...