Petition calls on Iraq to construct monument for Yezidi genocide victims ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Sixty-five individuals and organizations on Monday called on the Iraqi Government to construct a monument of remembrance for [...]

Cracking down on the human trafficking of women in Iraq A special police unit in Baghdad is dedicated to bringing the perpetrators of human trafficking to justice.The trafficking of young women for prostitution is [...]

NGO urges Kurdish authorities to adopt ‘robust’ response to violence against women ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region needs a “more inclusive and robust law” to tackle the alarming increase in femicides, an NGO [...]

Social awareness essential for reducing violence against women: Interior Minister ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmad stressed that social awareness is essential for reducing violence against women and building healthy [...]

Kurdish NGO urges Iraqi Kurdistan to adopt a robust law to protect women from domestic violence HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A women-led SEED Foundation, a local non-governmental organization NGO, reportedly based in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan [...]

New community garden at the SEED trauma centre, Bardarash camp Our community garden at the SEED Foundation trauma centre in Bardarash camp is finished! And the garden is already being used. Isn’t it wonderful to [...]

NGOs call for urgent implementation of Yezidi Survivors Law ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), an alliance of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGOs), called on the international community to appeal for the implementation [...]

Woman stabbed multiple times by brother in Erbil ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman was stabbed by one of her brothers dozens of times in Erbil late Monday over a dispute dating back to 2014. [...]

Man arrested in Sulaimani for allegedly stabbing wife ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A man believed to have stabbed his wife multiple times with a knife in Sulaimani province was arrested a few days after the [...]

Woman allegedly killed by husband in Erbil ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman was allegedly killed by her husband in Erbil province on Monday with the suspect arrested shortly after, according to a statement from [...]

Man arrested for allegedly slitting wife’s throat in Erbil ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Erbil police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man suspected of slitting his wife’s throat in the Kurdish capital, marking the [...]

A year on from Iraq’s Yazidi Survivors Law, nothing has changed for those who return KHANKE, Kurdistan Region - A little under two months ago, from her home in the village of Khanke in Iraq’s [...]

Another woman killed in the Kurdistan Region ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Another woman was found dead in the Kurdish capital late Sunday night, less than two days before International Women’s Day. Amid a spike of [...]

Woman allegedly burnt alive by husband dies ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman who had been reportedly set ablaze by her husband in Sulaimani died after spending five days in the hospital with serious burns, a family [...]

Kurdistan Region top officials condemn the murder of another woman ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region's senior officials on Wednesday condemned the death of a 21-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by her [...]

New documentary sheds painful light on plight of former Yazidi ISIS child soldiers in Iraq ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - When Barzan awoke to the sound of screams in the early hours of the morning of [...]

SEED President Highlights Alarming Consequences of Gender Inequality in Kurdistan In 2021, Iraq ranked 166 out of 170 countries for gender equality - with the rate of Intimate Partner Violence at 45%. We must act [...]

KRG officials complete training to support victims of human trafficking, respond to cases ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Dozens of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representatives have completed an intense training program to respond to human trafficking [...]

Source: Al-Monitor Date: 7 May, 2021 Pandemic leads to increase in child labor in Iraq Young girls sell narcissus at the traffic lights. Boys push carts with fruit or ice blocks, serve tea, help [...]

Source: Kurdistan In America Date: March 26, 2021 SEED President Provides an Overview of SEED’s Work in Kurdistan SEED President and Executive Director Sherri Kraham Talabany discussed SEED’s efforts to contribute to the [...]