At the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani (AUIS) in Sulaymaniyah on November 26th C4JR was delighted to be part of an impactful event that discussed transitional justice and reparations for survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq. During the event, our team presented the Position Paper on the ISIL Accountability Mechanism, shared Guidelines on Ethical Engagement …
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On November 21, 2023, C4JR organized consultations on accountability pathways and sharing of evidence collected by UNITAD. During the gathering, participants engaged in in-depth discussions, specifically focusing on the UNITAD´s completion strategy and effective monitoring of prospective criminal trials against ISIL members in Iraq. The participants focused on the critical topics of handing over and …
On Dec 19, 2022 C4JR together with Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights, Yazda & International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) co-hosted an event, “Options for Survivor-centered Justice in Iraq” to discuss practical suggestions on how an ISIL Accountability Mechanism in Iraq can best serve the cause of justice and interests of survivors and …
On July 9, 2023, Mr. Hasan Jameel a member of the C4JR Coordinating Committee, gave a seminar for law students at a summer school organized by the Kurdistan Center for International Law in Sulaymaniyah. He delivered a presentation on the C4JR Position Paper on a survivor-centered ISIL Accountability Mechanism in Iraq.
On July 12, 2023 C4JR representatives met with Special Adviser and Head of UNITAD Iraq Christian Ritscher and his team in Baghdad to discuss moving forward with criminal accountability for ISIL crimes in Iraq. C4JR advocates for a survivor-centered criminal justice accountability mechanism in Iraq where effective participation, access to reparations and ensuring survivors’ safety, well-being, dignity …
On August 15, 2022, the eight anniversary of the Kocho massacre and to honor all those harmed by ISIL C4JR published a Position Paper containing basic legal, policy, and practical contours of a mechanism to bring ISIL members responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to justice for their crimes.
On December 1, 2021 C4JR members came together in Erbil to identify principles on which the long overdue criminal accountability mechanism for ISIL should be based. The discussion was informed by the views of survivors and by past experiences of accountability processes for atrocity crimes in Iraq, and grounded in Iraqi as well as international …