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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | JANUARY 05, 2017 |
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| This week, Yazda, a prominent nongovernmental organization located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and working to support the Yezidi religious minority said it was shut down by security officers from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The closure has quickly sent a shudder through Iraq’s humanitarian community.
Yazda has been providing vital assistance, including psychosocial support, to the Yezidi community in northern Iraq, which was the target of ISIS atrocities. Its closure halts support provided to hundreds of women and children abused by ISIS and leaves thousands of families waiting for help to restart their lives in limbo.
The desperate situation faced by traumatized communities in Iraq shows we need more organizations like Yazda, and the KRG authorities need to think hard about the consequences of its closure at a time of growing humanitarian need. |
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