CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Qadir, Bakhan |
|---|---|
| Title | Women's Rights in Iraq: The State's Response to Gender-based Violence Perpetrated by ISIS and its Compliance with International Human Rights Instruments |
| Summary | Iraqi women from majority and minority groups have fallen victim to horrific gender-based crimes committed against them by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Al-Sham (ISIS). In a campaign internationally recognized as genocide, Yezidi women were subjected to unspeakable gender and sexual-based violence and endured years of enslavement, torture, trafficking, and mental and physical abuse. In addition to the stigmatization and rejection of their children born out of rape by their communities, the women who survived these atrocities returned to destroyed homes, killed family members, and disturbed social structures. Adding to their lived traumas, the women’s enjoyment of justice has been impeded by the failure of Iraqi courts to prosecute ISIS members for the crimes they committed against these women, including rape and sexual slavery. This and additional judicial requirements added to their access to reparation programs have created challenges in their journey to justice. Their access to critical services and mobility has been made difficult, at times impossible, by the challenging process of re-issuing civil documentation of themselves and their children. In this paper, I discuss the responses of the Iraqi State to these challenges in comparison to international human rights instruments. Keywords: ISIS, gender-based violence, women, Iraq, CEDAW |
| Supervisor | Janig, Philipp |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/qadir_bakhan.pdf |
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