Connected Safely In today’s digital world, children are more connected than ever before. As access to smartphones, gaming platforms, and social media continues to grow, so do the risks children may face online. Many of these risks are hidden, fast-moving, and difficult for families to recognize. Connected Safely is [...]
Judicial Briefer: The Protected Status of Childhood and Implications for Judicial Practice in Cases of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Unprecedented access to the internet and digital technologies has dramatically increased risks to children worldwide. In Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, where legal frameworks have struggled to keep [...]
Responding to Online Violence: A Practitioner’s Guide In Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, online violence presents heightened and complex risks due to social stigma, limited legal frameworks, and the potential for severe offline consequences. Survivors, particularly women, girls, and children, may not only face digital harm but also serious [...]
Child-Friendly Communication in Cases of Online Violence Online violence against children (<18) refers to a range of harmful acts that are committed, facilitated, or amplified through digital technologies, including grooming, sexual exploitation, coercion, blackmail, online harassment, and the non-consensual sharing of images. In Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, due to the increased [...]
کوردی 9 Years After the Genocide of the Yezidi Community, Survivors Still Need Our Support STATEMENT: Erbil, Iraq - August 3, 2023: Today marks the ninth anniversary of the genocide committed by ISIS against Yezidi and other minority groups in Iraq. In 2014, ISIS militants invaded Sinjar and began systematically murdering, enslaving, and [...]
Nine ways to support survivors of violence Violence comes in many forms. We see it everyday on the news, or hear about it from friends, family, or colleagues. But what can we do if someone confides in us? It can be difficult to grasp the reality and severity of violence that someone has experienced, [...]
کوردی International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict In a Highly Digitized World, We Must Prioritize Equal Access to Digital Spaces and Build Digital Literacy to Prevent the Misuse and Weaponization of the Internet in Conflict Erbil, Iraq - June 19, 2023: [...]
عربي SEED Calls on Government of Iraq to Honor Its Commitment to Survivors in Budget Vote Erbil, Iraq - June 7, 2023: As the Iraqi Council of Representatives prepares to convene for tomorrow’s vote on the budget bill, SEED Foundation urges legislators to honor the promises made to survivors of the ISIS conflict by ensuring [...]
عربي Statement on the Evidentiary Requirements Under the Yezidi Survivors’ Law Erbil, Iraq - May 14, 2023: Despite the enactment of the Yezidi Survivors’ Law, a highly acclaimed framework designed to provide reparations for survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq, thousands remain unable to access promised benefits due to a new requirement which, [...]
Two years after the passage of the Yezidi Survivors Law: SEED calls for the Government of Iraq to honor its obligations to protect and serve survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq Erbil, Iraq - March 1, 2023: Today, as we mark the second anniversary of the Yezidi Survivors Law (YSL), widely believed to [...]