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@UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh فريق التحقيق التابع للأمم المتحدة لتعزيز المساءلة عن الجرائم المرتكبة من داعش

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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
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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.
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Coffins of #Yazidi victims of #ISIL borne by #Iraqi soldiers. A sombre homecoming for the victims of #ISIL and their families.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 .
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The ceremony to honour the identified #Yazidi victims before their final return to #Kojo has commenced.
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. @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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Special Adviser @KarimKhanQC met today in #Baghdad with H.E. Archbishop Mitja Leskovar, Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq. They discussed the highly anticipated visit of His Holiness #Pope Francis to #Iraq . @Pontifex #PopeinIraq
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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.
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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:
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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 .
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بدء مراسم تشييع الضحايا #الايزيديين الذين تم التعرف عليهم قبل عودتهم إلى قريتهم #كوجو.
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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يتمنى فريق التحقيق يونيتاد عيد صوم سعيد لكل #الايزيديين في #العراق والخارج. يونيتاد جەژنا ڕۆژيێت ئێزی ل هەمو ئێزیدیێت عراقێ و ژدەرڤا بيرۆزی دکە.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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SA @KarimKhanQC listens to @NadiaMuradBasee as she recounts the horrific #ISIL attacks while she points to the ruins of her old home in Kojo. @nadiainitiative
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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:
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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.
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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
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H.E. @sblhickey , UK Ambassador to #Iraq , and SA @KarimKhanQC , unveil a plaque acknowledging the generous support of the UK Government for the construction and refurbishment of @UNITAD_Iraq 's Headquarters in #Baghdad . @UKinIraq
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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.
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Coffins of identified #Yazidi victims of #ISIL borne by #Iraqi soldiers. A sombre homecoming for the victims and their families.
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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
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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
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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
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The opening of the mass grave in Solagh was preceded by a traditional Yazidi religious ceremony.
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وصول نعوش ضحايا تنظيم #داعش #الأيزيديين يحملها جنود عراقيون. عودة يشوبها الحزن لضحايا #داعش وعائلاتهم.
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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.
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Happening now in #Kojo 👉 the return of the remains of identified victims from Kojo mass graves, with the support of @UNITAD_Iraq .
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يتمنى فريق التحقيق يونيتاد عيد صوم سعيد لكل #الايزيديين في #العراق والخارج. يونيتاد جەژنا ڕۆژيێت ئێزی ل هەمو ئێزیدیێت عراقێ و ژدەرڤا بيرۆزی دکە.
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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.
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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
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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
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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:
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“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.”
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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)
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#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.
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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
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UNITAD launched a course on IHL & ICL as a part of the Iraqi judiciary capacity building project to prosecute #ISIL for #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #Genocide in #Iraq . This course is made possible through @DanishMFA 's generous support. Read more:
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On #InternationalWomensDay , SA @KarimKhanQC & @UNITAD_Iraq salute the brave women who have played a crucial role in uncovering #ISIL crimes as well as #women everywhere who work tirelessly in the pursuit of #justice and #accountability . #IWD2021
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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.
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Special Adviser @KarimKhanQC submits fourth report on @UNITAD_Iraq activities to the #UNSC ; New evidence marks significant momentum in #ISIL #Accountability efforts. Read the press release:
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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
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H.E. Matthew Tueller, US Ambassador to #Iraq - in the presence of SA @KarimKhanQC - inaugurates @UNITAD_Iraq ’s state-of-the-art forensic laboratory, made possible through the generous support of the #US Government. @USEmbBaghdad @StateDept
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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
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#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
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Special Adviser @KarimKhanQC speaks with families of #Yazidi victims before the start of the return of the remains ceremony.
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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.
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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
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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.
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“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”.
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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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
2 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
On the occasion of Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday), @UNITAD_Iraq wishes all celebrating #Yazidis a happy #Yazidi New Year.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
ب هەلکەفتا جەژنا چارشەمە سۆر، یونیتاد سەرسالا نو یا ئیزیدیە ل هەمۆ #ئیزیدیە بیرۆزی دکە.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
Pivotal meeting b/w SA @KarimKhanQC & @Parliament_iq Speaker Mr. Mohamed @AlHaLboosii today to discuss the importance of moving forward w/ necessary legislative steps to authorize the prosecution of #ISIL members for #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #Genocide in #Iraqi courts.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
The European Union and #UNITAD Sign Agreement to support Digitization of Evidence of ISIL crimes in #Iraq
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
2 years
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:
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
5 years
Coverage of UNITAD's support to the Iraqi authorities as exhumations continue at mass grave of Yazidis in Kojo, Sinjar region of Iraq
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
1 year
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
"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:
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
5 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
5 years
. @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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
2 years
“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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
SA @KarimKhanQC : Victims & survivors deserve their day in court. @UNITAD_Iraq strongly supports domestic legislation now pending before @Parliament_iq to allow the prosecution of #ISIL members for #Genocide , #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #WarCrimes .
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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 .
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
@UNITAD_Iraq 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/ @situ_research 1/2
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
Germany renews its support to @UNITAD_Iraq and commits an additional €1 million for investigations into the financial dimensions of #ISIL crimes. Click on the link to read the full press release: @GermanyinIraq @MJaegerT @GermanyDiplo
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
#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:
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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.
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
4 years
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 ...
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@UNITAD_Iraq
UNITAD
3 years
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
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