Crossroads
Subtitle: the future of Iraq's minorities after ISIS
Contributors: Institute for International Law and Human Rights; Minority Rights Group International; No Peace Without Justice (Organization); Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Series: Report / Minority Rights Group International; Report (Minority Rights Group International)
Publisher: Institute for International Law and Human Rights; Minority Rights Group International; No Peace Without Justice; Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Brussels, Belgium; London, United Kingdom; New York, NY; The Hague, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781907919862
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Minorities; Violence against; Legal status, laws; Civil rights; Internally displaced persons
Other titles: Future of Iraq's minorities after ISIS; Future of Iraq's minorities after Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham
Description: "Seeks to document the situation of Iraq's ethnic and religious minorities most affected by the violence that escalated after the fall of Mosul in June 2014 ... Since June 2014, many thousands of persons belonging to minorities have been murdered, maimed or abducted, including unknown numbers of women and girls forced into marriage or sexual enslavement. ISIS forces and commanders have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, including summary executions, killing, mutilation, rape, sexual violence, torture, cruel treatment, the use and recruitment of children, outrages on personal dignity, and the use of chemical weapons."--Publisher's web site.

"Seeks to document the situation of Iraq's ethnic and religious minorities most affected by the violence that escalated after the fall of Mosul in June 2014 ... Since June 2014, many thousands of persons belonging to minorities have been murdered, maimed or abducted, including unknown numbers of women and girls forced into marriage or sexual enslavement. ISIS forces and commanders have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, including summary executions, killing, mutilation, rape, sexual violence, torture, cruel treatment, the use and recruitment of children, outrages on personal dignity, and the use of chemical weapons"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: William Spencer, Fernando Burgés, Alessandro Manno, Mays Al-Juboori, and Alison Smith served as primary authors and researchers. See inside front cover.

"This publication is the result of a partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, which has financed the project ... .Four organizations produced this report: the Institute for International Law and Human Rights (IILHR), Minority Rights Group International (MRG), No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Orgnization (UNPO)."--Inside front cover. Logos for each of these entities appear on front and back covers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-62).

Also available online via the World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Acronyms; title: Key findings; title: Executive summary; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Background on affected minorities in the conflict zone; title: 3. The treatment of minorities since the 2014 ISIS offensive; title: 4. The current situation of IDPs; title: 5. Ongoing challenges in areas retaken from ISIS; title: 6. Approaches to transitional justice; title: 7. Where next for Iraq's minorities?; title: 8. Recommendations; title: Appendix: Violations of international criminal law.