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31 October 2019
IRAQ
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
July 2014
Accessed Date:
8 February 2016
Title:
Iraq. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
Iraq. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
23 October 2019
Title:
Baghdad: Ethnic Composition in 2015. Version 10.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq's Ethnic Shift, 1947-2017 (detailed). Version 5.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Religious Composition in 2015 (detailed). Version 12.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Ba'athists. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Security and humanitarian situation. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Blood feuds. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Targeting of Individuals.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
UNHCR Position on Returns to Iraq
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Implementation of resolution 2421 (2018). Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
2 May 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Internal relocation, civil documentation and returns. Version 9.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Political opinion in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Kurdish ‘honour' crimes. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
EASO: Country of Origin Information. Iraq. Internal Mobility.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI): Access, Possibility of Protection, Security and Humanitarian Situation. Report from Fact Finding Mission to Erbil, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and Beirut, Lebanon, 26 September to 6 October 2015.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; document fraud; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; gender equality; identity documents; internal displacement; legal system; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; religion; transport infrastructure
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Iraq
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
9 October 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Iraq: Sunni (Arab) Muslims. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Iraq: Religious minorities. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Iraq: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Key socio-economic indicators.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Perceived collaborators. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Irak. Chronologie des principaux évènements de 2003 à 2018
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq. 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
16 December 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information: Iraq. Security situation (supplement). Iraq Body Count – civilian deaths 2012, 2017-2018.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
11 October 2019
Title:
EASO COI Report: Iraq. Iraq Actors of Protection.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
Accessed Date:
18 March 2019
Title:
Iraq. Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Review of 2018.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Iraq. Addendum: Information received from Iraq on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CCPR/C/IRQ/CO/5/Add.1
Date of Document:
18 August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq's Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups: Legal Framework, Documentation and Human Rights
Source:
Institute for International Law and Human Rights
Date of Document:
May 2013
Accessed Date:
14 January 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; country overview; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; humanitarian situation; identity documents; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; nationality; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Iraq. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Security situation in Erbil [Arbil, Irbil], including ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) [also known as Islamic State (IS), and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)] activities (November 2014-...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Title:
Security situation in Sulaymaniyah; activities of muslim fundamentalist groups, including ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) [also known as Islamic State (IS), Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Daesh] (2015-February 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Northern Iraq: Security situation and the situation for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the disputed areas, incl. possibility to enter and access the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
5 November 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
The Security Situation in Baghdad Governorate
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 November 2017
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Iraq's Constitution of 2005
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Passports, including appearance and security features; procedure to apply from within the country and from abroad (2016-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 February 2019
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Civil Status Identification Card, including purpose and validity; requirements and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of cards, including the location of issue; frequency of fraudulent identity cards (2011-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; internal displacement
Title:
Nationality Certificate, including purpose and validity; requirements and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement; frequency of fraudulent certificates (2011-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; internal displacement
Title:
Residence Card and Public Distribution System (PDS) ration card, including purpose and validity; requirements and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of the cards; frequency of fraudulent cards; whether a person can live in ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; internal displacement
Title:
Iraqi Nationality Law. Law 26 of 2006.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; gender equality; legislation; nationality
Title:
Iraq: Travel Documents and Other Identity Documents
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
16 December 2015
Accessed Date:
21 July 2016
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents
Title:
Availability of fraudulent identification documents, including passports, national identity cards, certificates of nationality and birth certificates; state efforts to combat fraud (2014-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Title:
Refugees Country Briefing: Iraq
Source:
European Network of Information Centres in the European Region; National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
The Foreigner's Residence Card issued in the Kurdistan region, including purpose and validity; status afforded by the card, including access to employment and services and the ability to return and reside in Iraq; requirements and procedures for...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 October 2017
Accessed Date:
6 February 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain one of the new national identity cards, including from abroad and by proxy; information on the expansion of the issuance program, including when, where and to whom the new national identity cards have been issued...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Accessed Date:
6 February 2018
Title:
Information on the appearance of passports, including whether there have been any changes since 2009, including the placement of fields on biometric data page; whether passports issued in the Kurdistan region differ in appearance compared to ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 July 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI): Report on issuance of the new Iraqi ID card
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Requirements and procedures for obtaining medical reports in Kurdistan, particularly Sulaymaniyah, including who can obtain them and whether they can be obtained from abroad; whether reports are kept by hospitals for short-term patients who stayed fo...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 September 2016
Accessed Date:
14 February 2017
Title:
Paperless People of Post-Conflict Iraq. Denied rights, barred from basic services and excluded from reconstruction efforts.
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre; Danish Refugee Council; International Rescue Committee
Date of Document:
16 September 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Iraq's Paramilitary Groups: The Challenge of Rebuilding a Functioning State
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
30 July 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Kurdish political parties in Iraq. The Kurds. History - Religion – Language – Politics.
Source:
Austria. Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; legal system; nationality; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Republic of Iraq. Election for Majlis An-Nuwwab Al-`Iraqiyy (Iraqi Council Of Representatives) of 12 May 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Date of Document:
12 May 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
How to Cope with Iraq's Summer Brushfire. Briefing N° 61.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
31 July 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Republic of Iraq. Election for Referendum of 25 September 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Date of Document:
25 September 2017
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Iraqi Kurdistan's Regional Elections Test a Brittle Status Quo
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 September 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Iraq.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Iraq's Criminal Laws Preclude Justice For Women and Girls
Source:
Global Justice Center
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
12 February 2019
Title:
Promotion and Protection of Rights of Victims of Sexual Violence Captured by ISIL/ or in Areas Controlled by ISIL in Iraq
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
22 August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Irak : Divorce, remariage et naissances hors mariage au Kurdistan irakien
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
30 December 2016
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI): Women and men in honour-related conflicts
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
9 November 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Iraq: The Condemned: Woman And Children Isolated, Trapped And Exploited In Iraq
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 April 2018
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Honour-based violence in the Kurdistan region; state protection and support services available to victims
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Combined Fourth to Sixth Periodic Reports of Iraq. Addendum: Information provided by Iraq in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/IRQ/CO/4-6/Add.1
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Whether doctors in the Kurdish autonomous region are assigned to practice medicine in particular locations by the Ministry of Health or whether they can practice medicine in a location of their choosing; whether this applies to male and female doctors; treatment of female doctors by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) (2014-November 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2016
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Iraq: Parliament Rejects Marriage for 8-Year-Old Girls
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 December 2017
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Gender and conflict analysis in ISIS affected communities of Iraq
Date of Document:
30 May 2017
Author:
Luisa Dietrich; Simone E. Carter
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. State Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Iraq
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iraq: Sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Winning the Post-ISIS Battle for Iraq in Sinjar. Middle East Report N°183.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 February 2018
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Public Safety and Security Perception Survey Report in Iraq. Comparative Analysis in Six Governorates: Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Erbil, Karbala and Salah al-Din.
Source:
AL-Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 September 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Threats made by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) [Islamic State (IS), Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or Daesh] to persons who have worked for the US in the Kurdistan region, including methods by which threats are made ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 October 2016
Accessed Date:
24 February 2017
Title:
Iraq. 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Basrah
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
20 March 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Baghdad
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
27 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Erbil
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
1 March 2019
Accessed Date:
24 October 2019
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
The Road to Justice: A Long Way to go
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
19 June 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Report on the judicial response to allegations of torture in Iraq
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
corruption; crime; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police corruption; police report; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
“Life Without a Father is Meaningless”: Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances in Iraq 2014-2017
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
27 September 2018
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Investigation courts, including role, activities and locations, particularly in Baghdad; requirements and procedures to report a crime to an investigation court; requirements and procedures to obtain court reports, including their ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 February 2019
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Iraq
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
7 September 2015
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Flawed Justice: Accountability for ISIS Crimes in Iraq
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 December 2017
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
10.
Police and Security Forces
Source:
The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Irak : recrutement forcé de jeunes hommes sunnites par les milices chiites de la province de Dhi Qar (Nassiriyah).
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
3 June 2016
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Sunni Tribal Forces
Source:
Global Public Policy Institute
Date of Document:
30 August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: “Punished for Daesh's Crimes”: Displaced Iraqis Abused by Militias and Government Forces
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 October 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Police procedures in the Kurdistan region for issuing a notice to appear (summons) at a police station, including whether it is issued in writing to the individual at their residence; whether an arrest warrant follows if the notice to appear i...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 November 2016
Accessed Date:
14 February 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a police report in Kurdistan, both within the country and abroad; information on submitting a police complaint in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; whether the police produces a written report when a complaint is...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 April 2017
Accessed Date:
6 February 2018
Title:
The Future Threat of the PMF. The Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraq: Subnationalism and the State.
Source:
Middle East Research Institute
Date of Document:
6 March 2017
Author:
Dylan O`Driscoll; Dave van Zoonen
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Irak : Éléments de contexte sur les milices chiites et leurs relations internes et externes.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 November 2016
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq after ISIL: Sub-State Actors, Local Forces, and the Micro-Politics of Control
Source:
Global Public Policy Institute
Date of Document:
March 2018
Author:
Erica Gaston; András Derzsi-Horváth
Accessed Date:
27 February 2019
Title:
Irak : Les peshmergas. Gardes régionaux de la Région du Kurdistan d'Irak.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 July 2016
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. Defending Journalism. How national mechanisms can protect journalists and address the issue of impunity.
Source:
International Media Support
Date of Document:
30 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Media in Kurdistan, including social media; political affiliations of media outlets; treatment of journalists (2016-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 February 2019
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Situation of Christians in the north, the Kurdistan region, and Baghdad, including incidents of violence and displacement; government protection (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Iraq. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2019 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Information on the treatment of atheists and apostates by society and authorities in Erbil; state protection available (2013-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Situation of Christians in Baghdad
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
15 January 2018
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Security situation in Dohuk [Dahuk], including ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) [Islamic State (IS), Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Daesh] activities and targeting of Christians; treatment of Christians by Kurdish authorities in Dohuk, including state protection (2014-March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 March 2016
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; statistics
Title:
Situation of religious minorities, including practitioners of 'Zoroastrianism' and [Yazidi]; treatment by other groups (including the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham, ISIS) and the government; state protection (2011-July 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 July 2014
Accessed Date:
22 January 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Inter-sect marriage between Sunni and Shia Muslims, including prevalence; treatment of inter-sect spouses and their children by society and authorities, including in Baghdad; state protection available (2016-January 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 January 2018
Accessed Date:
7 February 2018
Title:
The Sabean-Mandaeans: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
Source:
Middle East Research Institute
Date of Document:
24 July 2017
Author:
Khogir Wirya; Dave van Zoonen
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
The Shabaks: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
Source:
Middle East Research Institute
Date of Document:
9 August 2017
Author:
Khogir Wirya; Dave van Zoonen
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Wilting in the Kurdish Sun: The Hopes and Fears of Religious Minorities in Northern Iraq
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Crispin M.I. Smith; Vartan Shadarevian
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
The Christians: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
Source:
Middle East Research Institute
Date of Document:
17 September 2017
Author:
Khogir Wirya; Linda Fawaz
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Relevant COI for Assessments on the Availability of an Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative (IFA/IRA) for Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I)
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; government corruption; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
An Uncertain Future for Yazidis: A Report Marking Three Years of an Ongoing Genocide
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Christians and Yazidis In Iraq: Current Situation and Prospects
Source:
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Date of Document:
14 June 2017
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her mission to Iraq
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
9 January 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Crossroads: The future of Iraq's minorities after ISIS
Source:
Minority Rights Group International et al.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Irak : Les camps de réfugiés kurdes de Turquie au Kurdistan irakien
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 February 2016
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Palestinians in Iraq
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
4 January 2018
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Access to Durable Solutions Among IDPs in Iraq: Three Years in Displacement
Source:
Georgetown University; International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
12 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
The Long Road Home
Source:
Danish Refugee Council et al.
Date of Document:
28 February 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Displacement Tracking Matrix. DTM Round 111.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
24 October 2019
Title:
Reasons to Remain: Categorizing Protected Displacement in Iraq
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
21 November 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq: Relevant COI for Assessments on the Availability of an Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative (IFA/IRA). Ability of Persons Originating from (Previously or Currently) ISIS-Held or Conflict Areas to Legally Access and Remain in Proposed Areas of Relocation.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
12 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Country of Origin Information on Access and Residency Requirements in Iraq. Ability of Persons Originating from Formerly ISIS-Held or Conflict-Affected Areas to Legally Access and Remain in Proposed Areas of Relocation
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
25 April 2019
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on his mission to Iraq
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 April 2016
Accessed Date:
21 July 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; domestic violence; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; identity documents; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Integrated Location Assessment II. Part I: Thematic Overview.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
26 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Integrated Location Assessment. Part II: Governorate Profiles.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
26 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Nowhere to return to: Iraqis' search for durable solutions continues
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Obstacles to return in retaken areas of Iraq - Final Report
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
24 October 2019
Title:
Protection of Civilians in Mosul: Identifying Lessons for Contingency Planning
Source:
Center for Civilians in Conflict; InterAction Roundtable
Date of Document:
17 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 March 2019:
Title:
Iraq. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 February 2019
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2367 (2017)
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
17 January 2018
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/S/2018/42
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. State Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-trafficking-in-persons-report/iraq/
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Baghdad
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
12 February 2018
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/3b02fa56-4db7-46f5-aa45-15f4ae5018a5
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Iraq 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Erbil
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
7 March 2018
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/dd72211a-eeff-4483-8bed-15f4ae55cf20
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2017-report-on-international-religious-freedom/iraq/
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Iraq. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2018 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2018
URL:
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2018USCIRFAR.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Obstacles to return in retaken areas of Iraq - Final Report
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
31 March 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/obstacles-return-retaken-areas-iraq-final-report-march-2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Iraq
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
31 May 2012
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4fc77d522.html
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Iraq: 1 November 2015 – 30 September 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
30 December 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5885c1694.html
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Iraq: Issues in the 115th Congress
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
4 October 2018
Author:
Christopher M. Blanchard
URL:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R45096.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
EASO COI Meeting Report: Iraq. Practical Cooperation Meeting. 25-26 April 2017.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/IRQ_Meeting_Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/iraq/report-iraq/
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Irak : personnes ayant collaboré avec la coalition internationale entre 2003 et 2011
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
21 March 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1603_irq_ft_personnes_ayant_collabore_avec_la_coalition.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Report on Human Rights in Iraq: July to December 2017
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
8 July 2018
URL:
http://www.uniraq.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&task=category&id=164&Itemid=650&lang=en
Accessed Date:
21 February 2019
Title:
At any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 July 2017
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde14/6610/2017/en/
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
The Politics of Security in Ninewa: Preventing an ISIS Resurgence in Northern Iraq
Source:
Harvard Kennedy School
Date of Document:
7 May 2018
URL:
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/degree%20programs/MPP/files/Finalized%20PAE_Ahn_Campbell_Knoetgen.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Irak. La situation sécuritaire à Bagdad.
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
31 March 2016
URL:
http://www.cgra.be/sites/default/files/rapporten/coi_focus_15c_bagdad_mars_2016_definitif.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Irak. La situation sécuritaire dans le sud de l'Irak.
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
18 July 2017
URL:
http://www.cgra.be/sites/default/files/rapporten/coi_focus_irak._la_situation_securitaire_dans_le_sud_de_lirak_20170718.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Security situation and internally displaced people in Diyala, April 2015
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
24 April 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/55b75ccd4.html
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; social services
Title:
Iraq: Security situation and internally displaced people in Anbar province, March 2015
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
3 March 2015
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1226_1442828335_topical-note-iraq-security-and-internally-displaced-people-in-anbar-province-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; internal displacement; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
The Security Situation in Iraq: July 2016–November 2017. Version 4.0.
Source:
Sweden. Centre for Country of Origin Information and Analysis, Lifos.
Date of Document:
18 December 2017
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1420556/1226_1514470370_17121801.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Understanding Sadr's Victory
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of Document:
17 May 2018
URL:
http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/76387
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Irak : Situation des anciens membres du parti Baas en Irak
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 January 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1601_irq_ft_situation_anciensbaasistes.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
A Fractured Iraqi Cabinet
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of Document:
8 November 2018
URL:
http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77674
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
Iraq: Politics and Governance
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
9 March 2016
Author:
Kenneth Katzman; Carla E. Humud
URL:
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS21968.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 July 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Future Role of the Hashd Al-Shaabi in Iraq – Key Influencers of Post-ISIS Politics? Policy Paper N°11.
Source:
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Maison du Futur
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=0fdb2a9e-817d-d0ba-7d70-5cc58ad3461c&groupId=252038
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq. Sexual and gender-based crimes against the Yazidi Community: the role of ISIL foreign fighters.
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
October 2018
URL:
https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/irak723angweb.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 February 2019
Title:
The Lost Women of Iraq: Family-based violence during armed conflict
Source:
Minority Rights Group International; Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
Date of Document:
November 2015
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MRG-report-A4_OCTOBER-2015_WEB.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; female genital mutilation; gender-based violence; honour crimes; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; sexual violence
Title:
Seeking Accountability and Demanding Change: A Report on Women's Human Rights Violation in Iraq. Response to the Fifth Periodic Report of the Republic of Iraq.
Source:
The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq et al.
Date of Document:
October 2015
URL:
http://www.law.cuny.edu/academics/clinics/iwhr/publications/ICCPR-Iraq-Shadow-Report-GBV-ENG-PDF.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; political activities; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Iraq
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
3 March 2015
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CRC/C/IRQ/CO/2-4
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; corruption; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; religion; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Baseline and Intervention Strategy Survey for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund; Heartland Alliance International
URL:
http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FGM-Prevalence-Survey-Report_Final_HAI.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
We Have Forgotten What Happiness Is: Youth Perspectives of Displacement and Return in Qayyarah Subdistrict, Mosul
Date of Document:
October 2017
URL:
https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/rr-youth-perspectives-displacement-iraq-191017-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
When Coming Out is a Death Sentence: Persecution of LGBT Iraqis
Source:
Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq et al.
URL:
http://www.law.cuny.edu/academics/clinics/iwhr/publications/Coming-Out-Death-Sentence-Iraq.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Dying to be Free: LGBT Human Rights Violation in Iraq. In Response to the Fifth Periodic Report of the Republic of Iraq.
URL:
http://www.law.cuny.edu/academics/clinics/iwhr/publications/ICCPR-Iraq-Shadow-Report-LGBT-ENG.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Iraq: Overview corruption and anti-corruption
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Date of Document:
20 March 2015
URL:
https://www.u4.no/publications/iraq-overview-of-corruption-and-anti-corruption-2/
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
corruption; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Date of Document:
24 March 2015
URL:
https://www.u4.no/publications/kurdistan-region-of-iraq-overview-of-corruption-and-anti-corruption
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
25 September 2018
Author:
Christopher M. Blanchard; Carla E. Humud
URL:
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R43612.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Report on the Protection of Civilians in the context of the Ninewa Operations and the retaking of Mosul City, 17 October 2016 – 10 July 2017
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
2 November 2017
URL:
http://www.uniraq.org/images/factsheets_reports/Mosul_report%2017Oct2016-10Jul201731%20October_2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
“No One Is Safe”: Abuses of Women in Iraq's Criminal Justice System
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 February 2014
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/02/06/no-one-safe/abuse-women-iraqs-criminal-justice-system
Accessed Date:
22 January 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; judicial corruption; legal system; legislation; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture; warrants
Title:
Report on the Death Penalty in Iraq
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
Date of Document:
October 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5445189a4.html
Accessed Date:
5 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system
Title:
Tribal Conflict Resolution in Iraq
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
15 January 2018
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5a66f84f4.html
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Officials Threatening, Arresting Lawyers. Blocks Services for ISIS Suspects and Their Families.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 September 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/12/iraq-officials-threatening-arresting-lawyers
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
The Iraqi Police and Security Forces. Shaping Iraq's Security Forces.
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies. Burke Chair in Strategy.
Date of Document:
12 June 2014
Author:
Anthony H. Cordesman; Sam Khazai
URL:
http://csis.org/files/publication/140612_Shaping_Iraq_Security_Forces.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 January 2015
Keywords:
corruption; extremist/terrorist organizations; map; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; statistics
Title:
The Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraq's Future
Source:
Carnegie Middle East Center
Date of Document:
28 April 2017
Author:
Renad Mansour; Faleh A. Jabar
URL:
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/CMEC_63_Mansour_PMF_Final_Web.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2018
Title:
Iraq: Militias Held, Beat Villagers
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 November 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/20/iraq-militias-held-beat-villagers
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Irak : Les milices chiites
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 April 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1604_irq_ft_les_milices_chiites.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Houses of the Holy: Iraq and the Last Days of the Mandeans. The Researcher.
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
2 October 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/544a6db84.html
Accessed Date:
22 January 2015
Keywords:
abduction; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; marriage; minorities; religion
Title:
Between the Millstones: The State of Iraq's Minorities Since the Fall of Mosul
Source:
Minority Rights Group International et al.
Date of Document:
February 2015
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1226_1425309440_mrg-rep-iraq-online.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Day After: Planning for the Protection of Religious and Ethnic Minorities in a Post-Daesh Iraq
Source:
Canada. House of Commons.
Date of Document:
April 2017
URL:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/FAAE/Reports/RP8876079/faaerp08/faaerp08-e.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Relevant COI for Assessments on the Availability of an Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative (IFA/IRA) in Baghdad for Sunni Arabs from ISIS-Held Areas
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/575537dd4.html
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; government corruption; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
The Yazidis: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
Source:
Middle East Research Institute
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Author:
Khogir Wirya; Dave can Zoonen
URL:
http://www.meri-k.org/publication/the-yazidisperceptions-of-reconciliation-and-conflict/
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Marked with an “X”: Iraqi Kurdish Forces' Destruction of Villages, Homes in Conflict with ISIS
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 November 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/11/13/marked-x/iraqi-kurdish-forces-destruction-villages-homes-conflict-isis
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
Access to Durable Solutions Among IDPs in Iraq - Part One
Source:
Georgetown University; International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
30 April 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/access-durable-solutions-among-idps-iraq-part-one-april-2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Perceptions of Internally Displaced Persons: Northern Iraq
Source:
Ground Truth Solutions; Mixed Migration Platform
Date of Document:
25 October 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/GTS_MMP_Iraq_IDP_Survey-FGD-report25102017.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Too Much Too Soon: Displaced Iraqis and the Push to Return Home
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
25 September 2017
URL:
https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports/2017/iraq
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Displacement Tracking Matrix. DTM Round 96.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
May 2018
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Round96_Report_English_2018_May_31_IOM_DTM.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 February 2019
Title:
Mosul Crisis: Population Movements Analysis (October 2016 to June 2017)
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
9 August 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/mosul-crisis-population-movements-analysis-october-2016-june-2017-enar
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Displacement as challenge and opportunity. Urban profile: Refugees, internally displaced persons and host community. Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
August 2016
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1930_1480416557_duhokurbanprofilerefugeesidpsandhostcommunityenglishversionunhcranddsonov-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 February 2017
Title:
International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
May 2019
URL:
https://www.refworld.org/docid/5cc9b20c4.html
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Targeting of Individuals.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Iraq_targeting_of_individuals.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
EASO: Country of Origin Information. Iraq. Internal Mobility.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
URL:
https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/Iraq-Internal-Mobility.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Key socio-economic indicators.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Iraq_key_socio-economic_indicators.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
Irak. Chronologie des principaux évènements de 2003 à 2018
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1805_irq_chronologie_2003-2018.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq. 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
16 December 2018
URL:
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/67416
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq. Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Iraq_security_situation.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information: Iraq. Security situation (supplement). Iraq Body Count – civilian deaths 2012, 2017-2018.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2019
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Iraq_IBC_Civilian_Deaths.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2019
Title:
Iraq. Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Review of 2018.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 February 2019
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde14/9901/2019/en/
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Paperless People of Post-Conflict Iraq. Denied rights, barred from basic services and excluded from reconstruction efforts.
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre; Danish Refugee Council; International Rescue Committee
Date of Document:
16 September 2019
URL:
https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/paperless-people-of-post-conflict-iraq/
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq's Paramilitary Groups: The Challenge of Rebuilding a Functioning State
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
30 July 2018
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/gulf-and-arabian-peninsula/iraq/188-iraqs-paramilitary-groups-challenge-rebuilding-functioning-state
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Iraq's Criminal Laws Preclude Justice For Women and Girls
Source:
Global Justice Center
Date of Document:
March 2018
URL:
http://globaljusticecenter.net/files/IraqiLawAnalysis.4.6.2018.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Iraq
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://www.outrightinternational.org/sites/default/files/UPRIraq_StakeholderSubmission_28March2019_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
The Road to Justice: A Long Way to go
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
19 June 2019
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde14/0316/2019/en/
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
“Life Without a Father is Meaningless”: Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances in Iraq 2014-2017
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
27 September 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/09/27/life-without-father-meaningless/arbitrary-arrests-and-enforced-disappearances-iraq
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Source:
The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide
Date of Document:
April 2019
URL:
https://www.policinglaw.info/country/iraq
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Access to Durable Solutions Among IDPs in Iraq: Three Years in Displacement
Source:
Georgetown University; International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
12 February 2019
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/IOM_Iraq_ACCESS_TO_DURABLE_SOLUTIONS_AMONG_IDPs_IN_IRAQ_THREE_YEARS_IN_DISPLACEMENT_digital.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
Title:
Displacement Tracking Matrix. DTM Round 111.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
September 2019
URL:
http://iraqdtm.iom.int/Downloads/DTM%202019/August%202019/DTM_111_Report_July_August2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 October 2019
Title:
Iraq: Country of Origin Information on Access and Residency Requirements in Iraq. Ability of Persons Originating from Formerly ISIS-Held or Conflict-Affected Areas to Legally Access and Remain in Proposed Areas of Relocation
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
25 April 2019
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2007518/unhcr-2019-04-25-iraq-access-residency.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2019
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