@UN
Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh فريق التحقيق التابع للأمم المتحدة لتعزيز المساءلة عن الجرائم المرتكبة من داعش
المستشار الخاص خان: خلص فريق التحقيق إلى أن هجمات تنظيم #داعش على أفراد من الطائفة الشيعية من أكاديمية #تكريت الجوية تشكل #جرائم_حرب تتمثل في القتل والتعذيب والمعاملة القاسية والاعتداء على الكرامة الشخصية. وخلصت التحقيقات أيضا أن داعش حرض على #الإبادة_الجماعية ضد المسلمين الشيعة.
SA Christian Ritscher met
@Kurdistan
Prime Minister
@masrour_barzani
for the 1st time today, & thanked him for his cont'd support to UNITAD's work. They also discussed ongoing operational coop. in investigations, including archiving & digitizing evidence of
#ISIL
crimes in
#Iraq
.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
in his 6th briefing to the
#UNSC
: I can confirm to the Council that based on our independent criminal investigations,
@UNITAD_Iraq
has established clear and convincing evidence that
#Genocide
was committed by
#ISIL
against the
#Yazidis
as a religious group.
المستشار الخاص كريم خان في الإحاطة السادسة امام مجلس الأمن الدولي: يمكنني أن أؤكد للمجلس أنه بناءً على تحقيقاتنا الجنائية المستقلة، توصّل فريق التحقيق يونيتاد إلى أدلة واضحة ومقنعة على أن تنظيم #داعش قد ارتكب إبادة جماعية بحق #الأيزيديين كمجموعة دينية.
Special Adviser Christian Ritscher met today w/ Nobel Prize laureate & UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
@NadiaMuradBasee
in Stuttgart,
#Germany
as the
#Yazidi
community in
#Iraq
& around the world commemorates the 8th anniversary of the
#YazidiGenocide
. 1/2
SA
@KarimKhanQC
is delighted to welcome
@brett_mcgurk
to
#UNITAD
as a senior consultant. Brett’s vast diplomatic experience and expertise as the former head of the Global
@Coalition
to Defeat
#ISIL
will add immense value to our efforts to ensure accountability for
#Daesh
crimes.
India commits new funding to support
@UNITAD_Iraq
’s ongoing investigations into crimes committed by
#ISIL
.
The press release is available on the following link:
@IndiaUNNewYork
Today SA
@KarimKhanQC
completes his tenure as head of
@UNITAD_Iraq
, having led the Team since the start of its work in 2018. UNITAD is grateful for his inspirational leadership, and wishes him success continuing to serve international justice as Prosecutor of the
@IntlCrimCourt
.
.
@UNITAD_Iraq
was honoured to be received by
@iraq_un
Permanent Representative Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Uloom at the
@UN
headquarters, along with Nobel Laureate
@NadiaMuradBasee
, to discuss ongoing cooperation in pursuit of
#accountability
for Da'esh crimes
Join SA
@KarimKhanQC
,
@NadiaMuradBasee
& Barrister Amal Clooney @ UNITAD Special Event / Security Council Arria Meeting – Delivering accountability through innovation & partnership.
🎦live on
🗓️May 12 🕑3PM EST
1/2
We are extremely saddened by the passing of His Holiness Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail
#Yazidi
supreme spiritual leader. Our sympathies & condolences go out to his family & the entire
#Yazidi
community in
#Iraq
& abroad. A statement by SA
@KarimKhanQC
will follow shortly.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
: The Team has concluded that
#ISIL
attacks on
#Shia
personnel from
#Tikrit
Air Academy constitute the
#WarCrimes
of murder, torture, cruel treatment & outrages on personal dignity. Investigations have also concluded that ISIL incited genocide against Shia Muslims.
Amal Clooney
@UN
:
This is your Nuremberg moment, your chance to stand on the right side of history. You owe it to
@NadiaMuradBasee
, to the 1000s of women and girls who must watch ISIS members shave their beards and go back to their normal lives, while they the victims never can.
يشارك المستشار الخاص كريم خان في مراسم التشييع في نصب الشهيد #العراقي في #بغداد لتكريم الضحايا #الأيزيديين الذين سقطوا على يد تنظيم #داعش قبل إعادة رفاتهم إلى قرية #كوجو: انه حدث مهم وحزين للمجتمع الايزيدي وللعراقيين كافة.
Special Adviser and Head of
@UNITAD_Iraq
Christian Ritscher welcomed today the landmark conviction of
#ISIL
member Taha Al-J in Frankfurt for the crime of
#Genocide
.
Click on the link to read the full press release:
Trucks bearing the remains of identified
#Yazidi
victims of
#ISIL
in front of the Martyr's Monument in
#Baghdad
.
@UNITAD_Iraq
resolutely supports the
@IraqiGovt
’s efforts to excavate, identify and return the remains of all victims of
#ISIL
.
Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
met today with His Holiness Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail. The SA underlined the commitment of
#UNITAD
to continue to effectively investigate crimes committed by ISIL against the
#Yazidi
community, and discussed ways of further supporting survivors.
Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
takes part in the ceremony at the Martyr's Monument in
#Baghdad
honouring
#Yazidi
victims of
#ISIL
prior to the return of their mortal remains to
#Kojo
: a poignant and solemn occasion for the Yazidi community and the people of
#Iraq
.
UNITAD team members bid SA
@KarimKhanQC
farewell during a virtual town hall meeting held today. They shared stories & experiences of working w/ SA Khan over the last 3 yrs, & wished him every success in his upcoming role as chief prosecutor of the
@IntlCrimCourt
.
📸: Archive
During the ceremony, SA
@KarimKhanQC
assured families of
#Yazidi
victims that the return of remains is only one part of accountability efforts, adding that
@UNITAD_Iraq
remains committed to assisting in the prosecution of
#ISIL
for atrocities against Yazidis & all
#Iraqis
.
شارك فريق التحقيق يونيتاد اليوم في مراسم إحياء ذكرى ضحايا مجزرة معسكر سبايكر. هذا وأكد الفريق التزامه بالعمل مع
@IraqiGovt
والمجتمعات المتأثرة في تحقيق #العدالة فيما يتعلق بالأفعال التي تمثل بعضًا من أخطر الجرائم بموجب القانون الدولي ١\٣
UNITAD participated today in the commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Camp Speicher Massacre, underlining our commitment to work w/
@IraqiGovt
& impacted communities in delivering justice for acts which represent some of the gravest crimes under international law 1/3
Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
joins Nobel Prize laureate & Goodwill Ambassador
@NadiaMuradBasee
on her visit to her home in
#Kojo
following the burial ceremony for 103 identified
#Yazidi
remains.
The
#Yazidi
religious ceremony just started in remembrance of
#Yazidi
victims as families look to lay their fallen loved ones to rest according to their religious and cultural practices.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
thanked UNITAD partners
@IOMIraq
,
@YazdaOrg
,
@Free_Yezidi
&
@emmaorg_
for providing psychosocial support today to the grieving families. Psychosocial support is so important for all those who suffer the ongoing trauma caused by
#ISIL
’s widespread brutality.
اتفقت #هولندا🇳🇱وفريق التحقيق🇺🇳على مساهمة مالية جديدة لدعم الجهود المتعلقة بحماية الشهود والضحايا ودعمهم، فضلا عن التواصل مع المجتمعات #الأيزيدية. تواصل هولندا من خلال تمويلها دعم جهود
@UNarabic
و #يونيتاد في إحقاق #المساءلة عن جرائم تنظيم داعش في🇮🇶 #العراق.
@UNNewsArabic
@NLinIQ
SA
@KarimKhanQC
: The monumental task of excavating mass graves of
#ISIL
victims has been supported by the generous financial contributions of
@USEmbBaghdad
. All victims of
#ISIL
must be identified and returned to their communities, and the crimes against them brought to light.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
participated in the opening ceremony of Solagh mass grave in Sinjar, known as the Grave of Mothers. In his statement, he reaffirmed to survivors & victim families that they are not forgotten & that UNITAD is committed to supporting their call for justice.
Save the Date: UNITAD Special Event: The Crimes of
#ISIL
in
#Iraq
-Delivering accountability through innovation & partnership w/ speakers: SA
@KarimKhanQC
,
@NadiaMuradBasee
& Barrister Amal Clooney
🗓️May 12🕑10-12 EST
🎦live
Details:
عائلات #ايزيدية من داخل وخارج #العراق تلتقي في مدرسة #كوجو في انتظار وصول نعوش احبائهم من ضحايا جرائم تنظيم #داعش في العام 2014، حيث تقام اليوم مراسم دينية للضحايا قبل دفنهم.
Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team Karim Khan pays tribute to survivors and families of victims of the 2014 massacre of Yazidis at Kojo, Sinjar at memorial ceremony for the fallen ahead of commencement of exhumation of mass grave.
#UNITAD
المستشار الخاص كريم خان: نحن هنا اليوم بفضل شجاعة المجتمع #الايزيدي، و نادية مراد على وجه الخصوص، الذين رفعوا أصواتهم بلا خوف للشهادة على جرائم تنظيم #داعش.
SA Khan briefing
#UNSC
members now: "respect of freedom of religion is not only a human right but an essential pillar of national security. When this principle is left unprotected, attacks on religious minorities can move quickly to hatred, violence & societal instability". 1/2
Tomorrow
@UNITAD_Iraq
and the Government of Iraq will commence the exhumations of mass graves located in the village of Kojo, Sinjar Region, Iraq, location of August 2014 massacre of hundreds of Yazidi men and women, and abduction of hundreds more. Statement follows.
#UNITAD
أشاد المستشار الخاص خلال احاطته امام مجلس الأمن بالقوة والشجاعة الفائقة التي تبديها النساء والفتيات عند سردهن لقصصهن لفريق التحقيق #يونيتاد، بالرغم من الظروف الصعبة جدا التي مررن بها تحت سيطرة تنظيم داعش، مؤكدا على استمرار الفريق بعمله لضمان محاسبة المجرمين
#Iraq
@UNarabic
عربات الجيش #العراقي تحمل رفات الضحايا #الأيزيديين الذين سقطوا على يد تنظيم #داعش أمام نصب الشهيد في #بغداد. يؤكد فريق التحقيق الأممي يونيتاد على الاستمرار بدعم جهود الحكومة العراقية في عمليات البحث عن رفات جميع ضحايا جرائم التنظيم والتعرف عليهم وإعادة رفاتهم الى ذويهم.
SA Khan: The imperative that justice be delivered for victims & survivors, & the courage w/ which the
#Yazidi
community demanded action are the reason why UNITAD exists today. This steadfast & staunch call is an essential reminder that apathy fatigue & inaction are not an option.
أكد المستشار الخاص كريم خان لعائلات الضحايا #الايزيديين الذي التقاهم خلال مراسم التشييع في #بغداد ان عودة الرفات التي تم التعرف عليها هي جزء من الجهود الاخرى لإحقاق المسائلة، وأن
@UNITAD_Iraq
ملتزم بالمساعدة في محاكمة تنظيم #داعش على الفظائع المرتكبة ضد الايزيديين والعراقيين كافة
SA
@KarimKhanQC
:
#UNITAD
is working in partnership w/ the
@IraqiGovt
&
@Kurdistan
& international partners, as part of investigations to satisfy the demands of justice, to ensure that every last victim of
#ISIL
is found, identified & returned in dignity to their families
Watch Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
's full interview w/
@camanpour
, as he discusses
@UNITAD_Iraq
's latest findings per his sixth report to the
@UN
Security Council.
You can read the full report here:
“They were not doing these crimes in the shadows.” A UN team today presented a report on the violence visited upon Yazidis by ISIS – and they've identified suspects, hoping for justice: “Just in relation to the Sinjar brief,” says
@KarimKhanQC
, “there’s more than 1444 suspects.”
بفضل الدعم السخي الذي قدمته الدنمارك و
@DanishMFA
، سيطلق فريق التحقيق
#UNITAD
مشروعاً جديداً هذا العام يهدف إلى تعزيز القدرات القضائية والتحقيق الجنائي في #العراق بموجب قرار مجلس الأمن رقم 2379 (2017)
#Yazidi
families from inside & outside of
#Iraq
converge on the
#Kojo
school following the arrival of the coffins of their loved ones, victims of
#ISIL
in 2014. A religious ceremony will be held today for the victims before their burial.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
received MP Saeb Khidir at his residence
@UN
compound in
#Baghdad
today. The SA provided an update on accountability efforts for
#ISIL
crimes committed against
#Yazidis
& next steps in cooperation with
@IraqiGovt
to move
#Sinjar
investigations forward. 1/3
Teams begin exhumation of Solagh & Kojo mass graves. They also finalized preparations for DNA sampling from families to match w/exhumed remains. UNITAD has provided advanced equipment & training to MLD & MGD to assist their work on-site in line with international standards.
There is no hierarchy of victims.
@UNITAD_Iraq
has established two new investigative units to focus on
#ISIL
crimes committed against Christian, Kaka’i, Shabak, Sunni & Turkmen Shia communities in
#Iraq
thanks to
@USEmbBaghdad
&
@UKinIraq
's extra budgetary contributions
@UN
I continue to support
@Parliament_iq
to adopt legislation establishing a legal basis for the prosecution of
#ISIL
members in
#Iraq
, & support legislation in
@KurdistanParl
to establish a court w/ jurisdiction over international crimes committed by ISIL. 2/2
#UNITAD
welcomes the announcement by the Medico-Legal and Mass Grave Directorates that the remains of 62
#Yazidi
victims were identified and can finally be returned to their families in
#Kojo
Special Adviser Christian Ritscher met with president of
@YazdaOrg
Mr. Haider Elias in
#Baghdad
today. They discussed ongoing cooperation between
@UNITAD_Iraq
&
@YazdaOrg
regarding investigations into crimes
#ISIL
committed against the
#Yazidi
community & mass graves excavations.
On the 6th anniversary of the occupation of
#Mosul
we take a moment to remember the befallen & those who continue to suffer from the systemic crimes & destruction
#ISIL
committed.
@UNITAD_Iraq
continues its work to assist
@GovtofIraq
in investigating
#ISIL
crimes to hold...1/2
التقى المستشار الخاص كريم خان اليوم في إربيل برئيس إقليم كردستان السيد نجيرفان بارزاني. وأعرب المستشار الخاص عن امتنانه لحكمة الرئيس ودعمه الثابت لفريق التحقيق والتزامه باحقاق العدالة للضحايا. وجرت مناقشة عملية حول كيفية تسهيل ودعم تعديلات على قانون المحكمة العراقية العليا.
“Through our work together, we are breaking open the black box of ISIL crimes in Iraq & can now identify those responsible”. SA Ritscher at the Special Event UNITAD co-hosted this week at the Iraqi Embassy in The Hague: “Collective Action Towards Accountability for ISIL crimes”.
يتقدم فريق التحقيق يونيتاد بتمنياته الحارة للأيزيديين في #العراق وحول العالم بمناسبة حلول عيد #رأس_السنة_الايزيدية. ونأمل أن تعود هذه السنة بالسلام والازدهار والصحة على الجميع.
Speaking on behalf of Special Adviser Christian Ritscher, UNITAD Chief of Investigations Ms. Defne Akça participated in
@Free_Yezidi
,
@SinjarAcademy
& Youth Bridges' commemoration of the 8th anniversary of the
#YazidiGenocide
in Khanke, Dohuk.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
reaffirmed, during UNITAD’s NGO Forum second roundtable discussion, the commitment to investigation & properly documenting ISIL crimes affecting children in all their forms, while taking into consideration the wellbeing of those children.
المستشار الخاص كريم خان أمام مجلس الامن: تشير التحقيقات الجديدة إلى أن تنظيم #داعش أدار برنامج أسلحة كيميائية كبير، تضمّن اختبار العوامل البيولوجية والكيميائية على سجنائه. 1/2
رحّب المستشار الخاص ورئيس فريق التحقيق يونيتاد السيد كريستيان ريتشر اليوم بالحكم ضد أحد أعضاء تنظيم داعش المدعو طه الج في مدينة فرانكفورت عن جريمة الإبادة الجماعية.
يمكن قراءة البيان الصحفي على الرابط التالي:
Iraqi Mass Graves & Medico-Legal Directorates w/ UNITAD's support, excavated grave sites in Hawija, believed to hold the remains of female
#Yazidi
victims of
#ISIL
.
The excavated remains were handed over to the 🇮🇶Medico-Legal Directorate for further forensic analyses. 1/2
SA
@KarimKhanQC
:
#Yazidis
are our partners, & their continued engagement w/ UNITAD through
@Free_Yezidi
or
@YazdaOrg
. Keep insisting on your rights, demand justice not as a gift from the international community to you, but as a right you have by the privilege of your humanity.1/2
As part of its close engagement with victim communities Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
& UNITAD senior members held a virtual meeting with
@NadiaMuradBasee
& her counsel Amal Clooney yesterday to discuss ongoing investigations & exhumations relating to
#ISIL
crimes against
#Yazidis
"His Holiness was a source of profound strength and comfort to the Yazidi people". Read Special Adviser
@KarimKhanQC
's statement on the Passing of His Holiness Baba Sheikh:
استقبل وزير الخارجية
@maalhakim
وكيل الامين العام أداما ديينغ
@UN_GP_RtoP
والمستشار الخاص كريم خان، وتم مناقشة العمل الذي يقوم به يونيتاد من اجل تحقيق العدالة للضحايا وضرورة ضمان ان تتم تلبية احتياجات الناجين والمجتمعات المتأثرة ووضعها في صلب العمل لاحقاق المحاسبة
@UNNewsArabic
President Nechirvan Barzani
@IKRPresident
hosted UNITAD's Special Adviser Karim Khan today in Erbil. The Special Adviser congratulated him on his election success and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation to deliver accountability for the victims of ISIL crimes.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
visited the resting place of His Holiness Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail, the late
#Yazidi
supreme spiritual leader today. He offered his condolences to the late leader's family &
#Yazidi
people & paid tribute to his memory.
.
@UNITAD
met today with Kurdistan Democratic Party President
@Masoud_Barzani
who underlined that creating an evidence-based record and holding fair trials in accordance with international standards was a prerequisite for peace and stability to prevent the re-emergence of Da’esh.
“ISIL did not just seek to destroy the people of Mosul, its minorities, all communities. They sought to destroy our history, our memories. This is why accountability, & a historical record of crimes is crucial in addressing our trauma”.
@mosuleye
's Dr. Omar Mohammed.
Exhumations carry an emotional toll for families & survivors. UNITAD provided on-site psycho-social support during the opening of the graves to help alleviate distress alongside partners
@IOMIraq
&
@YazdaOrg
.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
: The most eloquent defiance of
#ISIL
is your very existence. Your message has reached all corners of the world, be it your suffering, your courage & your resistance. By surviving & speaking out, you have set a path through which justice can be achieved.
@YazdaOrg
UNITAD welcomes
@Parliament_iq
's adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law as a cornerstone in acknowledging the impact of
#ISIL
crimes against the
#Yazidi
& other
#Iraqi
communities. This will help provide tangible redress to many survivors. Victims also deserve justice. 1/2
UNITAD today launches a video detailing investigations into
#ISIL
crimes committed against
#Yazidis
in
#Sinjar
. On Monday, SA
@KarimKhanQC
confirmed clear & convincing evidence of genocide.
Watch the full video, produced w/
@situresearch
1/2
Our close coord. w/
@IraqiGovt
is what is making exhumations @ Solagh & Kojo possible alongside that of partners like
@IOMIraq
@TheICMP
&
@YazdaOrg
. We are also grateful for
@USEmbBaghdad
support which enabled the purchase of equipment critical to work undertaken at these sites.
SA
@KarimKhanQC
met
@Kurdistan
PM
@masrour_barzani
to discuss ever closer cooperation in the joint quest to achieve accountability for
#Daesh
crimes. Discussions included options to better ensure the recognition & prosecution of international crimes Da’esh may have committed. 1/3
#UNSC
unanimously adopted res. S/RES/2544 (2020) today extending the mandate of UNITAD for another year, at the request of
@IraqiGovt
Read
@UNITAD_Iraq
’s press release 👉🏼
More info on
#UNITAD
’s mandate: TOR:
SA
@KarimKhanQC
met Director General
@KatBomberger
@TheICMP
HQ today. They discussed ongoing cooperation & support to the
@IraqiGovt
regarding excavations & investigations into ISIL mass graves in
#Iraq
. These efforts are crucial to ensure accountability for
#ISIL
crimes.
Thread. SA
@KarimKhanQC
met with H.E.
@BarhamSalih
President of
#Iraq
today. They discussed ways to move forward amendments to the Iraqi High Tribunal law, currently with Parliament, to domesticate International Crimes into Iraqi law enabling Iraqi judges to prosecute
#Daesh
...
المستشار الخاص
@KarimKhanQC
يؤكد: الزيارة البابوية تحمل رسالة شفاء للمجتمعات المتضررة من تنظيم داعش.
يمكن قراءة النص الكامل على الرابط التالي:
@Pontifex_ar
@VaticanNews
#البابا_في_العراق #البابا_فرانسيس #العراق