This report, which includes testimonies from local residents, government officials, and experts, documents the phenomenon of drought in the Muthanna Governorate in southern Iraq, the poorest...
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Forced disappearances in Iraq: Around 12,000 reports of missing persons in the last six years [EN/AR]
This report documents the testimonies of Iraqi women who lost their children during the past seven years and do not know their fate until now. In this report, we interviewed Iraqi women in Nineveh...
Threats and attacks against Members of Parliament (MPs) who do not belong to influential forces [EN/AR]
THIS REPORT MONITORS ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BELONGING TO THE EMERGING POLITICAL FORCES AND THE DANGERS OF THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST MOVEMENTS AND POLITICIANS DIFFERENT FROM THE...
Press release regarding the draft law on freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration [EN/AR]
A statement addressed to the House of Representatives and political forces regarding a draft law (Freedom of Expression and Peaceful Demonstration). Based on the workshop held by the Iraqi...
Iraq's Waters Contaminated with Feces, Oil, and Medical Wastes
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, on March 22, 2023, stated that water in Iraq is severely contaminated and that oil, medical wastes, and wastewater are poured into rivers. Iraqis have, for...
More than 11,000 families reported missing civilians between 2017 and 2022
SUMMARY This report documents the issue of the missing and forcibly disappeared people in Iraq, and includes testimonies of the families of the missing and forcibly disappeared people. 11,000...
Iraq: Joint statement: End impunity for murders. Release all kidnapped and detained peaceful activists
As we mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December, the undersigned organisations call on the Iraqi authorities to fairly, thoroughly and effectively conduct investigations into the cases of...
Thousands of People will Flee from Hawija as the Military Operations Begin
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said that thousands of civilians in Hawija province and its affiliated villages are at risk of the ISIS organization, and warns violations may occur against...
In one year, more than 100,000 civilians were displaced from Hawija
"Hawija’s residents fled as a result of practices and violations committed by ISIS in addition to being subjected to bombardment by the International Aviation. Alliance on the residential...
Al Shirqat: 20,000 civilians face death [EN/AR]
Read the Arabic version here 17 - 7 - 2017 20,000 civilians in the left (eastern) coast of al Shirqat, 140 km north of Tikrit, Saladin governorate, face death, which will lead to a serious...
Dozens of Children Missing during Mosul Battles
On June 3, dozens of families from Al Zanjili fled the area as battles raged between the Iraqi Security Forces and ISIS. Families attempted to escape towards safe areas under Iraqi Security Forces...
250 Thousand besieged in Mosul eating plants to stay alive [EN/AR]
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) stated that 250 thousand civilians in the city of Mosul are collecting and eating plants in an attempt to overcome the famine they have been suffering...
Civilians in Mosul Under Constant Threat of Airstrikes [EN/AR]
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) stated that the remaining civilians in the right coast of Mosul are still under threat of airstrikes. Although unidentified, the strikes seem to largely...
'Safe Corridors' in Mosul are Unsafe
11 April 2017 The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) states that civilians trying to flee from ISIS-controlled areas, particularly during battles between the Iraqi Government and ISIS...
Anbar Government Must Halt Forcible Deportation and Rejection of IDPs From Entry [EN/AR]
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) stated that dozens of displaced families originally from ISIS-controlled districts: Qaim, Ramadi and Fallujah, face the threat of forcible deportation...
Civilians in Mosul's Right Coast Faced with Starvation or Execution
Sources from the old city of Mosul told IOHR: "On Friday, 1 April 2017, ISIS executed 22 families from Al Makkawi area after 22 young men tried to escape the ISIS-controller area with the help of a...
ISIS Uses Children and People with Disabilities as Human Shields
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) has documented the detainment of dozens of families in the right coast of Mosul by ISIS, who has been using them as human shields. In addition, 300...
Asayish forces ask displaced people from Al-Anbar and Salah al-Din to leave Kirkuk [EN/AR]
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) has documented that some displaced families from Salah al-Din and Al-Anbar to Kirkuk, were forced to hand over their identification documents to Asayish...
Displaced persons in Salah Al-Din faced with forcible transfer or prevented from returning to their cites [EN/AR]
Ahmad Falah - IOHR The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights has documented hundreds of cases of families from Salah Al-Din province who are not allowed to return to their home cities, despite the fact...
Iraqi Government Still Silent on Hawija Humanitarian Crisis [EN/AR]
Thousands of civilians in Hawija are still suffering from a humanitarian disaster amidst complete silence from the Iraqi Government. The Iraqi Government has not taken any stance or action towards...