Section: Christians
Iraq's New Government and the Turkmen Question: A Community of Millions With No Seat at the Table
JUNE 1, 2026 · HUSSEIN MONITOR Iraq's New Government and the Turkmen Question: A Community of Millions With No Seat at the Table Iraq's Turkmen community — the country's third largest ethnic group, with a population esti…
1 June 2026
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind In 2021, Iraq passed a groundbreaking law recognizing Yazidi survivors of ISIS as victims of genocide and providing reparations. It was celebrated…
5 April 2026
UNITAD Closes Its Doors: Six Years of Work, Unfinished Business, and an Uncertain Future for Accountability
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 · HUSSEIN MONITOR UNITAD Closes Its Doors: Six Years of Work, Unfinished Business, and an Uncertain Future for Accountability Today, September 17, 2024, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote…
17 September 2024
Iraq's Minorities and the Constitution: Rights on Paper, Reality on the Ground
Iraq's Minorities and the Constitution: Rights on Paper, Reality on the Ground By Hussein Zainulabdeen | Independent Researcher — Iraqi Minority Rights | husseinmonitor.com "The laws guarantee rights, but they are not ap…
15 July 2024
Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting
JUNE 15, 2024 · HUSSEIN MONITOR Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting In June 2014, ISIS seized Tal Afar and erased a community in days. Ten years lat…
14 June 2024
68 Mass Graves, 10 Years, and Still No Justice: Iraq's Unfinished Reckoning with ISIS
68 Mass Graves, 10 Years, and Still No Justice: Iraq's Unfinished Reckoning with ISIS Between 2018 and 2024, UNITAD and Iraqi authorities jointly excavated 68 mass grave sites across Iraq. Each site tells a story of syst…
1 June 2024
Europe Can Prosecute ISIS — And It Should: The Case for Universal Jurisdiction
Europe Can Prosecute ISIS — And It Should: The Case for Universal Jurisdiction While Iraq's judiciary struggles with the scale and complexity of ISIS crimes, European courts have a legal tool that could change the equati…
31 May 2024