On October 26, 2021, Nadia Murad testified before the US Senate Human Rights Caucus, presided by Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis. The event focused on encouraging US policy makers to respond to sexual violence in conflict around the world and create safeguards to prevent the repetition of this atrocity.
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Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2021) - Yesterday, a German court convicted ISIS member Jennifer W. for the enslavement and abuse of a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughter that resulted in the young girl’s death. With its fifth conviction of an ISIS member for crimes against humanity committed against Yazidis, Germany strongly demonstrated its commitment to holding perpetrators accountable for the Yazidi Genocide and delivering long-awaited justice for the Yazidi community.
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Nadia’s Initiative rebuilt, furnished, and supplied Rambosi Primary Health Center (PHC) from the ground up. According to Rambosi residents, “It will have a positive impact on the area and on the people of the village in particular.”
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In a wide-reaching project funded by USAID, Nadia’s Initiative and Youth Bridge Organization rehabilitated a trio of primary schools in South Sinjar, so students can access safe, clean classrooms for the new school year.
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Nadia Murad joined leaders and fellow survivors on September 27, 2021 at the Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Status and Prospects event hosted by the Global Survivors Fund.
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At the “Women in Conflicts” discussion hosted by the European Council and Mukwege Foundation, Nadia Murad called for a codified plan to prevent sexual violence in conflict before it occurs.
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Nadia’s Initiative commends the recent judgment of the French Supreme Court, which approved charges against a French multinational company, LafargeHolcim SA (‘Lafarge’), for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other armed groups in Syria.
Statement available in English and French.
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“I believe in the strength of Afghan women, girls, and ethnic minorities. But they cannot stand up against the Taliban on their own…The world should put more pressure on the Taliban before it’s too late to end sexual violence against women in Afghanistan,” Nadia shared.
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At the Vatican on August 26, 2021, Nadia Murad met privately with His Holiness Pope Francis to discuss the state of religious minorities in Iraq, especially those like the Yazidis who suffered greatly at the hands of ISIS.
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In 2016, Murad met Clooney, who took on the Yazidis’ plight. Over months, Clooney interviewed other refugees and survivors, building a case that could carry through the international justice system.
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Nadia Murad’s CNN Op-Ed: Thoughts and prayers. Promises of "never again." They are not enough. Seven years after ISIS committed genocide against the Yazidi community, my ethno-religious minority, in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of people remain internally displaced and more than 2,800 women and children remain missing.
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After two weeks of siege, ISIS began systematic executions and enslavement in Kocho village on August 15, 2014. Read more about the Kocho massacre.
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ISIS was not the first group to target the Yazidi community, and many fear it will not be the last. In 2007, coordinated car bombings were used to attack Yazidi communities in Tel Azeer and Aljzeera. Read more about the August 14th attacks.
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“First, I hope for freedom for all the kidnapped women. Second, I hope everyone returns to Sinjar because the situation in the IDP camps is very difficult.” Learn more about Zarif’s vision for the future.
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On July 27, Nadia’s Initiative and French Ambassador Etienne co-hosted a reception to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide and push for strong policy that protects against persecution and builds systems that empower survivors.
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Nadia’s Initiative co-signs open letter to Iraqi Authorities and the international community on the occasion of 17 July 2021, Day of International Criminal Justice.
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Nadia’s Initiative commends the parliaments of Belgium and the Netherlands for joining more than fifteen legislative bodies and international organizations that have officially recognized the Yazidi Genocide.
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On June 23, Nadia Murad spoke at the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). Ten years ago, the Council of Europe adopted the Istanbul Convention to promote gender equality, uphold women’s human rights, and end violence against women and girls.
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In Germany’s 3rd conviction of an ISIS member, courts recognized “enslavement and religious and gender-based persecution as crimes against humanity.” Germany has set a precedent for accountability. It’s time for other nations to step up and deliver justice for every Yazidi survivor.
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When Zahra’s farm was destroyed by ISIS in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee their home in search of safety. “Overnight, we lost everything...all our property was stolen and more than 100 trees were burned down.” Zahra and her family of 7 lived in Kabrto IDP camp for two years before receiving support from Nadia’s Initiative.
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