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Shafaq News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq's Amnesty Law: kidnappers and enslavers of Yazidi women excluded
Shafaq News/ Iraq's General Amnesty Law does not apply to those convicted of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidi women and other groups, the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation confirmed on Tuesday. The head of the center, Ali Hussein Jaffat, met with Sarab Alias, Director-General of the Directorate for Survivors Affairs at the Ministry of Labor, at the center's building, according to a statement from the Iraqi judiciary. During the meeting, Jaffat confirmed, 'Perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women are not covered by Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016, particularly the recent amendment passed by the Iraqi parliament on January 21, 2025. Article 9, paragraph one, of Yazidi Survivors Law No. 8 of 2021 explicitly states that those involved in the kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women are excluded from any general or special amnesty.' For her part, Alias expressed gratitude for the cooperation and assistance in documenting the 'horrific crimes' committed against Yazidi women. A subsequent meeting was reportedly held at the National Center with several civil society organizations focused on supporting the Yazidi community and other groups. The discussion centered on survivors subjected to slavery and rape by ISIS members, while also addressing the preservation of evidence for the survivors by the center in line with international standards and the documentation of testimonies.
Iraqi News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
SJC: General amnesty does not include perpetrators of kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women and other components
Baghdad-INA The head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Ali Hussein Jaffat, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the general amnesty law does not include perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis and other components. A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Judge Ali Hussein Jaffat, organized a meeting with the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, in the building of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation." The head of the center stated during the meeting that "the perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis were not included in the General Amnesty Law No. (27) of 2016, especially the latest amendment that was approved by the Council of Representatives on 1/21/2025, especially since Article (9/First) of the Yazidi Survivors Law No. (8) of 2021 stipulates (Perpetrators of the crime of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis are not included in any general or special amnesty)." For her part, the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, expressed her "gratitude for providing assistance, cooperation and overcoming difficulties in order to document the horrific crimes against Yazidi women." It added that "in a subsequent meeting with a number of civil society organizations interested in supporting Yazidi sects and other components, the issue of survivors who were subjected to the crimes of captivity and rape by ISIS terrorist gangs in 2014 was discussed. The archiving of evidence of survivors by the National Center in accordance with international standards was discussed, as well as Documenting Survivors' Testimonies." The statement pointed out that "the subsequent meeting, which was held in the National Center building, was attended by Yazda Organization, represented by Natia Navrozov and Zoe Paris, Hammurabi Organization, represented by William Warda, and the Coalition for Fair Reparations, represented by Hassan Jamil Khalid."
