The following is a complete record of research, analysis, and documentation published by Hussein Monitor since its founding. All publications are based on primary sources, official reports, and field documentation. They are freely available and may be cited with attribution.
An analytical review of the EUAA COI Report: Iraq Country Focus (October 2025), examining the gap between European documentation of Iraq's minority crisis and the absence of policy response. Covers Yazidi, Turkmen, Christian, Shabak, and Mandaean communities.
Read on Hussein MonitorAnalysis of Iraq's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council — examining which recommendations Iraq accepted, which it rejected, and what implementation looks like on the ground for minority communities.
Read on Hussein MonitorHistorical and political analysis of the appointment of Mohammed Othman Agha as the first Turkmen governor of Kirkuk in nearly a century — examining the significance of the event and the structural limits of what one appointment can change.
Read on Hussein MonitorField documentation and policy analysis on the two most overlooked minority communities in Iraq — the Shabak of Nineveh Plains and the Sabean-Mandaeans, whose ancient religious tradition the UN has described as at risk of extinction.
Read on Hussein MonitorAn examination of Turkmen political representation — and exclusion — in Iraq's federal government following the formation of the latest cabinet, including analysis of ministerial appointments and the absence of Turkmen in key sovereign positions.
Read on Hussein MonitorDocumentation of the June 2014 ISIS massacre of Iraqi air force cadets at Camp Speicher near Tikrit — one of the largest single mass killings of the ISIS campaign — including accountability proceedings and the status of victims' families.
Read on Hussein MonitorAnalysis of the conclusion of UNITAD's mandate and the implications for accountability — where the evidence goes, who holds it, and whether Iraqi courts are equipped to use it.
Read on Hussein MonitorDocumentation of the abduction of Turkmen women from Tal Afar by ISIS in 2014 — the scale of the crime, the search for survivors, and the gap between the Yazidi Survivors Law and the absence of equivalent protection for Turkmen victims.
Read on Hussein MonitorField documentation and analysis of the ISIS chemical weapons attack on Taza Khurmatu — one of the few confirmed uses of chemical weapons in Iraq since the 1980s — and the absence of international accountability for the perpetrators.
Read on Hussein MonitorA comprehensive documentation project covering the abduction, captivity, and fate of Turkmen women seized by ISIS from Tal Afar in August 2014. Published in English, Arabic, and Turkish — the first systematic documentation effort focused on this community.
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