Dutch Court Prosecuting First-Ever Case For Enslaving Yazidis In Syria

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...

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...

How To Turn The Tide On Violations Based On Religion Or Belief?

Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief, including in their most egregious manifestations, whether crimes against humanity, war crimes or even genocide, are not issues left behind in ...

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...

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...