Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights joins joint statement with more than 20 human rights and civil society organizations condemning the murder of transgender woman Doski Azad in Kurdistan-Iraq [EN]

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights joins joint statement with more than 20 human rights and civil society organizations condemning the murder of transgender woman Doski Azad in Kurdistan-Iraq Erbil (February 9, 2022)  — Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights Chairman and Founder Salah Ahmad released the below statement addressing the January 31, 2022 murder of transgender […]

Jiyan Foundation Statement on Hasakah Prison Break [EN]

In response to the Hasakah prison break Jiyan Foundation urges European and Western countries to retrieve their own citizens suspected of ISIS terrorism to create safer more manageable prisons and avoid future prison breaks. Erbil (January 25, 2022)  — Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights Chairman and Founder Salah Ahmad released the below statement following an attack on […]

Observance of Human Rights Day [EN]

“Human Rights Day is an exceptional opportunity for governments and civil society agencies in the Middle East and around the globe to recognize the importance of providing everyone living in their communities with access to tools and resources necessary to fulfill their human rights – civil, economic, cultural, social, health and political.