In January 2023, the German parliament formally recognised Yazidi genocide. Yet, the recognition remains largely symbolic and has no influence on asylum decisions.
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Recent prosecutions across Europe bring a glimmer of hope for the justice Yazidis have long been seeking.
The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights to ensure a more inclusive society.
Islamic State may have lost all of its territory, but the group’s ideological and operational capabilities are far from eradicated.
Many of the Iraqi Yazidi minority terrorised by IS a decade ago have been unable to rebuild their lives.
Yezidis are an example of what one scholar calls ‘liminal minorities’: faith communities whose religions’ legitimacy is denied by more powerful groups.
Islamic State has fallen out of the public attention in the UK and Europe but remains active in Africa.
A Calgary refugee health clinic documented the stories of 242 Yazidi genocide survivors, recounting enslavement, slaughter and forced indoctrination.
For the Yazidi communities in northern Iraq, there is a need to improve mental health. The sense of cultural identity has the potential to improve psychological well-being.
Over time, Armidale locals had more positive attitudes towards refugees and the regional settlement program.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
We must meaningfully include newcomers and refugees in the formulation of policies that address structural constraints that affect them during times of crisis.
The west has long defined racism as a function of colonial domination and discrimination. But in a changing world this definition must be challenged.
Canada has officially recognized eight genocides that have happened around the world. It has not done the same for its own treatment of Indigenous children who they sent to Indian Residential Schools.
Interviews with the Yazidi survivors of IS attacks that killed 3,100 people in 2014 reveal the emotional, cultural and spiritual scars of religious persecution.
For Muslims, Ashura marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed’s grandson Hussain.
The UN’s Genocide Convention turns 70 this month. It’s time for the world to reaffirm its commitment to the international law and show the moral courage of our convictions.
There is an urgent need for a binding convention for the prohibition of violence against women.
If Canada truly stands for multiculturalism, pluralism, the rule of law, global justice, human rights and the liberal international order, we must prosecute our citizens who have fought with ISIS.
With the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two leaders who fight against sexual violence as a tool of war, we looked into our archive to find stories about those efforts across the globe.
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Lecturer in Languages, Culture and Society, UCL
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Executive Director, The Montréal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Concordia University
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Vice President, Soran University
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Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Lecturer in International Security and Gender Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University
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Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
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Professor of Post Conflict Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor of Global Politics and Anti-Slavery, University of Nottingham
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President, Soran University
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PhD Candidate, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University
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Senior Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam