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This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Read the article: www.theawaitedone.com/articles/2016/04/22/the-mentality-o...
His Holiness Younus AlGohar responds to Wahhabis who defend the Wahhabi cult and reveals what will happen in the near future in the Arab world.
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This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
In Berlin Kreuzberg fand eine Kundgebung und anschließende Demonstration mit rund 1200 Teilnehmern aus Solidarität mit den Toten und Verletzten des Bombenattentates im türkischen Suruc (Pirsus) statt. Darnter auch Hakan Tas, Mitgleider des Berliner Abgeordnetenhauses (Die Linke) und der Berliner Landesvorsitzende der Linke Klaus Lederer. Das Mitglied des Bundestages Sevim Dagdelen (Die Linke) hielt eine Rede.
Bei dem Anschlag in der mehrheitlich von Kurden bewohnten und nahe der Grenze zu Syrien gelegenen Stadt verloren Berichten zu folge Dutzende ihr Leben. Anschlagsziel war ein Kulturzentrum, in dem die türkische, sozialistische Jugend von ihren Plänen zur Hilfe beim Aufbau des zerstörten Kobanes berichtete.
On 22 February 2015, fighters of the jihadist group Islamic State, known as ISIS or Daesh, attacked villages along the Khabour river in northern Syria. They kidnapped 230 Assyrian Christians. Among those seized were Caritas Syria’s Caroline Hazkour’s three children, Tamras, 21 years, Josephine, 23 years and Cherbi, 17 years and their grandfather, later released due to his ill health. Her husband would later join them in being held. Caritas Syria
160906-N-TO519-345 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 6, 2016) Marines attach a GBU-54 laser joint direct attack munition bomb to an AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sept. 6, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes/Released)
More than 50 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and three KC-135 Strotankers, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H) have returned home following a four-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The three KC-135 Stratotankers belonging to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, along with flight and maintenance crews and other support personnel were part of the 18-Nation air Coalition in the fight against Daesh or ISIS. Two tankers and most of the Airmen arrived today at JBPH-H following the long flight from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. June 20, 2016, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (US Air National Guard Photo By Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson - Released)
In Berlin Kreuzberg fand eine Kundgebung und anschließende Demonstration mit rund 1200 Teilnehmern aus Solidarität mit den Toten und Verletzten des Bombenattentates im türkischen Suruc (Pirsus) statt. Darnter auch Hakan Tas, Mitgleider des Berliner Abgeordnetenhauses (Die Linke) und der Berliner Landesvorsitzende der Linke Klaus Lederer. Das Mitglied des Bundestages Sevim Dagdelen (Die Linke) hielt eine Rede.
Bei dem Anschlag in der mehrheitlich von Kurden bewohnten und nahe der Grenze zu Syrien gelegenen Stadt verloren Berichten zu folge Dutzende ihr Leben. Anschlagsziel war ein Kulturzentrum, in dem die türkische, sozialistische Jugend von ihren Plänen zur Hilfe beim Aufbau des zerstörten Kobanes berichtete.
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Illume rounds provide visibility in the darkness as Iraqi security forces, supported by Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, conduct operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq, from ISIS, March 14, 2017. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
In SIOI la presentazioen del nuovo libro di Mario Giro, viceministro agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale dal titolo "Noi terroristi: storie vere dal Nordafrica a Charlie Hebdo. Presenti anche Franco Franco Frattini, Lia Quartapelle, Simona Bonafè e Stefano Polli.
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
161002-N-VK310-003 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), maneuvers on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Oct. 2, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Molina/Released)
More than 50 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and three KC-135 Strotankers, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H) have returned home following a four-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The three KC-135 Stratotankers belonging to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, along with flight and maintenance crews and other support personnel were part of the 18-Nation air Coalition in the fight against Daesh or ISIS. Two tankers and most of the Airmen arrived today at JBPH-H following the long flight from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. June 20, 2016, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (US Air National Guard Photo By Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson - Released)
Mehrere hundert Syrer protestieren in Berlin anlässlich des fünften Jahrestages der syrischen Revolution in Berlin gegen das Regime von Baschar al-Assad und seinen engsten Verbündeten, den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin.
Nach einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ziehen die Demonstranten in die Nähe der russischen Botschaft und wieder zurück. In Reden bekennen sich die Teilnehmer zu Demokratie und Freiheit und fordern ein Ende des syrischen Regimes als Voraussetzung für eine positive Zukunft Syriens.
Der Aufstand der Syrer gegen Diktator Baschar al-Assad begann vor fünf Jahren am 15. März 2011, als Jugendliche "Das Volk will den Sturz des Regimes" an eine Wand in Daraa sprühten, verhaftet und gefoltert wurden. Die anschließenden, friedlichen Demonstrationen im Zuge des "Arabischen Frühlings", wurden vom Regime blutig beantwortet.
In den letzten fünf Jahren haben nach Schätzungen rund 280.000 Menschen ihr Leben verloren, Millionen sind auf der Flucht, viele Städte zerstört, Zehntausende nach wie vor in den Foltergefängnissen des Regimes und Teile des Landes in der Hand der Terrororganisation Daesh.
160906-N-TO519-309 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 6, 2016) Sailors transport GBU-54 laser joint direct attack munition bombs across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sept. 6, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes/Released)
160914-N-JW440-115 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 14, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sept. 14, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rawad Madanat/Released)
Un soldado británico recurre al Facebook para pedir detener la Islam fobia, según Chris Herbert sirvió en el ejército británico en Basra, Iraq en el 2007, perdió su pierna derecha cuando cerca de su auto explotara una bomba mientras servía.
Uno de sus compañeros de pelotón, el soldado Luke Simpson, murió en el atentado, mientras otros dos soldados también resultaron heridos.
Herbert, tenía 19 años cuando sufrió la herida que le cambió por completo la vida, tuvo que recurrir a Facebook para quejarse de que "se estaba frustrando" con todas aquellas personas que esperaban que fuera racista con los adeptos al Islam, luego de perder su pierna.
Él dijo lo siguiente a todos los que le atribuían la responsabilidad del terrorismo a la fe musulmana en general: "Controlen sus vidas, abracen a sus familias y vuelvan a trabajar".
Esta publicación se hizo viral rápidamente siendo compartida en esta red social más de 158.000 veces a pocas horas de ser publicada.
La publicación de Herbert decía: "Sí. Un musulmán estalló una bomba y perdí la pierna", escribió. "Un hombre musulmán también perdió su brazo ese día portando el uniforme británico".
"Un médico musulmán se encontraba en el helicóptero que me trasladó del campo. Un cirujano musulmán me realizó la cirugía que me salvó la vida".
"Una enfermera musulmana era parte del equipo que me ayudó cuando volví al Reino Unido".
"Un asistente musulmán de atención médica era parte del equipo que me ayudaba en las necesidades diarias cuando me encontraba en rehabilitación y aprendía a caminar".
"Un taxista musulmán me ofreció un traslado sin costo la primera vez que salí a tomar una cerveza con mi papá después de regresar a casa.
"Un doctor musulmán consoló y aconsejó a mi papá cuando él no sabía cómo lidiar con mis medicinas y efectos secundarios".
"Contrólense"
Esta publicación de Herbert se da a conocer al mismo tiempo en el que se ha realizado una petición para impedir que Donald Trump entre a Reino Unido.
Esta petición podría ser evaluada en un debate en el parlamento británico puesto que ha obtenido más de 400.000 firmas.
Trump, quien busca la nominación republicana para las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos, afirmó que algunas partes de Londres estaban tan radicalizadas que hasta la misma policía británica temía por sus vidas... una declaración que fue desestimada por el primer ministro británico David Cameron.
Al parecer el candidato republicano Trump, quien ha estado en el lente público por sus comentarios racistas primero con los mexicanos estrategia que al parecer no le funciono del todo, y ahora aprovecha los acontecimientos terroristas que se han venido dando en algunos países europeos así como en San Bernardino California por extremistas de EI para recalcar con un llamado a que se vigilen las mezquitas y dijo que estaba abierto a establecer una base de datos para todos los musulmanes que vivían en Estados Unidos, también dijo que quería prohibirle a todos los musulmanes que viajaran al país.
Para muchos lo que TRUMP está hace incrementa la Islam fobia en los Estados Unidos en donde se encuentran una gran población de los seguidores de esta religión quienes han convivido por años en paz con los Estadounidenses.
En respuesta a una pregunta en Facebook, Herbert criticó las políticas de Trump, y escribió lo siguiente: "Él es un tonto, la primera línea de la constitución de Estados Unidos declara (parafraseando) que las personas no pueden perder sus derechos debido a su religión. Incluso si entra, él no tiene un derecho legal para hacer la mitad de las cosas que él dice".
La decisión de Herbert, quien vive en Portsmouth, en la costa sur de Inglaterra, de pronunciarse en Facebook surgió después de que un grupo islam fóbico tratara de reclutarlo como representante de su organización.
Él dice que cuando regresó a Reino Unido sufrió en carne propia abusos discriminaciones en varias ocasiones por parte de "británicos blancos".
Herbert añadió lo siguiente: "Un británico blanco hizo a un lado mi silla de ruedas para que él pudiera usar el elevador primero".
"(Sin embargo, muchas personas me ayudaron en mi recuperación. ¡Tampoco odio a los británicos blancos! jajaja)".
"Culpar a todos los musulmanes por las acciones de grupos como Daesh y el Talibán es como culpar a todos los cristianos por las acciones del KKK o de la Iglesia Bautista de Westboro", añadió.
"Controlen sus vidas, abracen a sus familias y vuelvan a trabajar".
La publicación de Herbert ha atraído grandes elogios en las redes sociales Facebook y Twitter. Un amigo, Alastair Campbell, escribió lo siguiente debajo del comentario: "Amén, hermano. Le has dado justo en el clavo, y esto no podría haber provenido de una mejor persona".
Otro amigo, Alex Elbourne, añadió lo siguiente: "Tus palabras son ciertas, Chris. No dejes que las personas que expresan odio te desanimen. No dejes que nadie te diga qué debes pensar. Estoy orgulloso de ser tu amigo".
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Carved relief from the ancient Assyrian royal palace of Nineveh (Mosul in modern Iraq) detail of one of the many relief panels that once lined the walls now in the British Museum.
Many of these scenes depict the hunting of animals and are as cruel as they are beautifully rendered; this often makes me question my enjoyment of these stunning artworks when beautiful animals like lions and horses are seen to be suffering in them.
The site of Nineveh has been attacked by Daesh barbarians over the last two years of jihadi occupation, demolishing most of the few remaining structures and destroying 3000 years of history. It is located in the centre of Mosul which is currently a battleground as Iraqi forces attempt to reclaim their city. Whether any of the last vestiges of ancient Nineveh survive the liberation of the city remains to be seen, fortunately most of its more important sculpture is safe in museums like this.
In Berlin Kreuzberg fand eine Kundgebung und anschließende Demonstration mit rund 1200 Teilnehmern aus Solidarität mit den Toten und Verletzten des Bombenattentates im türkischen Suruc (Pirsus) statt. Darnter auch Hakan Tas, Mitgleider des Berliner Abgeordnetenhauses (Die Linke) und der Berliner Landesvorsitzende der Linke Klaus Lederer. Das Mitglied des Bundestages Sevim Dagdelen (Die Linke) hielt eine Rede.
Bei dem Anschlag in der mehrheitlich von Kurden bewohnten und nahe der Grenze zu Syrien gelegenen Stadt verloren Berichten zu folge Dutzende ihr Leben. Anschlagsziel war ein Kulturzentrum, in dem die türkische, sozialistische Jugend von ihren Plänen zur Hilfe beim Aufbau des zerstörten Kobanes berichtete.
28.4.2016 #WeAreN2016 Mujeres y niñas cristianas y yazidíes: víctimas sexuales de crímenes de lesa humanidad
Carl & Marsha Mueller. Parents of Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker and ISIS/Daesh hostage who was killed in Syria.
Carl y Marsha Mueller. Padres de Kayla Mueller, joven voluntaria secuestrada por el Estado Islámico y muerta en Siria.
160914-N-JW440-133 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 14, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sept. 14, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rawad Madanat/Released)
Berlin. 2015.
"In Gedenken an Ivana Hoffmann".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
On Global Open Day on UNSCR 1325, Calls for Greater Women Role in Future of post-Daesh Iraq
Baghdad/Erbil, 24 October 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), jointly with UNWOMEN within the context of the observing the Global Open Day and the 17th Anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325, held consultative forums with senior political leadership in Baghdad and Erbil on 23 and 24 October, with the focus on strengthening women’s political participation.
In both Baghdad and Erbil, the concerns of women, their participation in society, the political process and decision-making were raised. Participants were categorical in stating that there have been long-standing barriers which have continued to impede women’s participation and representation in the political process. Particularly, participants noted a regression in women’s representation in executive, legislative as well as judiciary branches of government. Further, participants decried that leaderships of political parties have not given sufficient opportunities to women to fully and equally participate in politics. Recommendations were proposed, including a specific request made to the political leaders to give women an opportunity to be part of the solution. Participants also called for legislation to promote and increase women’s participation in politics and governance as well as to promote them to decision-making positions.
In Baghdad, the meeting on 23 October was organized in collaboration with the Implementation and Follow-up Commission for National Reconciliation in the Office of the Prime Minister. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Health and Environment, H.E. Adila Hammoud, Adviser to the Prime Minister on reconciliation, Mr. Mohammed Salman, the Speaker of Parliament’s representative Dr. Ahmed Rushdy, Advisor to the President of the Republic, Juan Masoum, heads of political blocs and other government representatives, parliamentary Committee heads, MPs as well as academics, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UNWOMEN.
H.E. Ms. Adila Hammoud, the Minister of Health and Environment, stated that to overcome social barriers and challenges impeding women’s participation required a concerted effort and commitment from political leaders and decision-makers, noting “the significant successes of many Iraqi women on the executive and legislative levels and their ability to play an essential role in peace making and societal reconciliation.”
Mr. Mohammad Salman of the reconciliation committee, in his opening remarks, said the meeting is a “golden opportunity for all to benefit from the accumulated experiences of peoples” that the UN holds as it works to support women issues.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, emphasized in his remarks at the meetings in Baghdad and Erbil that women in Iraq are agents of positive change and they must be given the opportunity to act in that critical role in shaping the future of their country in the post-Daesh period.
“Equality and empowerment of women must be central to all peace, justice, reconciliation and reform efforts in the post-Daesh period. Women’s participation is crucial for an effective, successful and sustainable peace processes and reform. Only through their direct and meaningful participation their voices will be heard,” Mr. Kubiš said.
The consultative meeting in Erbil was convened on 24 October by UNAMI in collaboration with UN WOMEN and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Council for Women Affairs. It was attended by Interior Minister H.E. Mr. Karim Sinjari, Minister of the Department of Foreign Relations H.E. Mr. Falah Al-Mustafa, Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs Ms. Pakhshan Zangana, Spokesperson to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Safeen Dizayi, and women leaders, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UN WOMEN.
In remarks at the Erbil meeting, Ms. Pakshan Zangana, the Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said the recent crisis in Kirkuk have seen displacements of civilians including women, the elderly and children. She urged the UN to strengthen its efforts towards addressing the needs to those displaced.
In Erbil, Mr. Kubiš acknowledged the efforts of the Cross-Sector Task Force on the implementation of the Iraq National Action Plan on 1325. “Regardless of all issues between Baghdad and Erbil, the collaboration of women group representatives from both Baghdad and Erbil has been remarkable. It is a good model of constructive cooperation that should inspire also the process of finding solutions to the current crisis between Baghdad and Erbil. Women must play a key role also in these endeavors.”
The SRSG recalled the particularly brutal treatment of women and girls by Daesh terrorists and pointed out to UN Security Council resolution 2379, passed in September to establish an investigative team to support domestic efforts to hold Daesh accountable.
UN WOMEN Representative in Iraq, Ms. Dina Zorba, in both meetings in Baghdad and Erbil, commended the government, civil society, and national and international partners for continued commitment to UNSCR 1325, stating that Iraq is the first country in the Middle East to launch a national plan to implement 1325. She urged the government to work to ensure gender issues are incorporated in all democratization and nation building agendas, and called on the UN, the government, and the International Community to continue to advocate for and protect the rights of women and girls.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Mehrere hundert Syrer protestieren in Berlin anlässlich des fünften Jahrestages der syrischen Revolution in Berlin gegen das Regime von Baschar al-Assad und seinen engsten Verbündeten, den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin.
Nach einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ziehen die Demonstranten in die Nähe der russischen Botschaft und wieder zurück. In Reden bekennen sich die Teilnehmer zu Demokratie und Freiheit und fordern ein Ende des syrischen Regimes als Voraussetzung für eine positive Zukunft Syriens.
Der Aufstand der Syrer gegen Diktator Baschar al-Assad begann vor fünf Jahren am 15. März 2011, als Jugendliche "Das Volk will den Sturz des Regimes" an eine Wand in Daraa sprühten, verhaftet und gefoltert wurden. Die anschließenden, friedlichen Demonstrationen im Zuge des "Arabischen Frühlings", wurden vom Regime blutig beantwortet.
In den letzten fünf Jahren haben nach Schätzungen rund 280.000 Menschen ihr Leben verloren, Millionen sind auf der Flucht, viele Städte zerstört, Zehntausende nach wie vor in den Foltergefängnissen des Regimes und Teile des Landes in der Hand der Terrororganisation Daesh.
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service maneuver down stairs after clearing a roof in Baghdad on March 31, 2018. During this urban warfare training, a small village is rigged with mock explosives by Coalition Forces. With the help of the Coalition, Iraqi forces continue to become a more proficient, independent military force. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dennis Glass)
Berlin. 2017.
"وقفة تضامنية مع أهلنا المحاصرين في الغوطة ودير الزور / Solidaritätskundgebung für die im Osten Damaskus' belagerten Menschen in al-Ghouta".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO and UNFPA.
Mortars light up the night as the 9th Iraqi army, supported by Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, fire from behind a wall during a battle with ISIS fighters near Al Tarab, Iraq, March 14, 2017. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Mehrere Dutzend Menschen haben sich an einer Kundgebung am Fuße des Berliner Brandenburger Tores beteiligt, um die Belagerung und die Angriffe der türkischen Polizei auf die Stadt Silvan zu verurteilen. Zudem wird Freiheit für den PKK-Führer Abdullah Öcalan gefordert.
Die Protestierenden sehen die Auseinandersetzungen in Silvan in einer Reihe mit Angriffen des türkischen Staates auf Kurden und kurdische Organisationen seit Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogans AKP ihre absolute Parlamentsmehrheit verloren hatte. Im Gegenzug hat auch die kurdische Arbeiterpartei PKK ihre Waffenruhe aufgekündigt und turkische Einrichtungen angegriffen.
Auf der Kundgebung wird auch dem Schicksal der Jesiden im irakischen Shingal gedacht. Die Jesiden sehen sich massiver Gewalt ausgesetzt, seit der sogenannte Islamische Staat ihr Gebiet im Irak überrannt hat. Zur Zeit versuchen kurdische Milizen den IS mit einer Großoffensive aus dem Shingal zurückzudrängen.
On Global Open Day on UNSCR 1325, Calls for Greater Women Role in Future of post-Daesh Iraq
Baghdad/Erbil, 24 October 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), jointly with UNWOMEN within the context of the observing the Global Open Day and the 17th Anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325, held consultative forums with senior political leadership in Baghdad and Erbil on 23 and 24 October, with the focus on strengthening women’s political participation.
In both Baghdad and Erbil, the concerns of women, their participation in society, the political process and decision-making were raised. Participants were categorical in stating that there have been long-standing barriers which have continued to impede women’s participation and representation in the political process. Particularly, participants noted a regression in women’s representation in executive, legislative as well as judiciary branches of government. Further, participants decried that leaderships of political parties have not given sufficient opportunities to women to fully and equally participate in politics. Recommendations were proposed, including a specific request made to the political leaders to give women an opportunity to be part of the solution. Participants also called for legislation to promote and increase women’s participation in politics and governance as well as to promote them to decision-making positions.
In Baghdad, the meeting on 23 October was organized in collaboration with the Implementation and Follow-up Commission for National Reconciliation in the Office of the Prime Minister. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Health and Environment, H.E. Adila Hammoud, Adviser to the Prime Minister on reconciliation, Mr. Mohammed Salman, the Speaker of Parliament’s representative Dr. Ahmed Rushdy, Advisor to the President of the Republic, Juan Masoum, heads of political blocs and other government representatives, parliamentary Committee heads, MPs as well as academics, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UNWOMEN.
H.E. Ms. Adila Hammoud, the Minister of Health and Environment, stated that to overcome social barriers and challenges impeding women’s participation required a concerted effort and commitment from political leaders and decision-makers, noting “the significant successes of many Iraqi women on the executive and legislative levels and their ability to play an essential role in peace making and societal reconciliation.”
Mr. Mohammad Salman of the reconciliation committee, in his opening remarks, said the meeting is a “golden opportunity for all to benefit from the accumulated experiences of peoples” that the UN holds as it works to support women issues.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, emphasized in his remarks at the meetings in Baghdad and Erbil that women in Iraq are agents of positive change and they must be given the opportunity to act in that critical role in shaping the future of their country in the post-Daesh period.
“Equality and empowerment of women must be central to all peace, justice, reconciliation and reform efforts in the post-Daesh period. Women’s participation is crucial for an effective, successful and sustainable peace processes and reform. Only through their direct and meaningful participation their voices will be heard,” Mr. Kubiš said.
The consultative meeting in Erbil was convened on 24 October by UNAMI in collaboration with UN WOMEN and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Council for Women Affairs. It was attended by Interior Minister H.E. Mr. Karim Sinjari, Minister of the Department of Foreign Relations H.E. Mr. Falah Al-Mustafa, Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs Ms. Pakhshan Zangana, Spokesperson to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Safeen Dizayi, and women leaders, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UN WOMEN.
In remarks at the Erbil meeting, Ms. Pakshan Zangana, the Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said the recent crisis in Kirkuk have seen displacements of civilians including women, the elderly and children. She urged the UN to strengthen its efforts towards addressing the needs to those displaced.
In Erbil, Mr. Kubiš acknowledged the efforts of the Cross-Sector Task Force on the implementation of the Iraq National Action Plan on 1325. “Regardless of all issues between Baghdad and Erbil, the collaboration of women group representatives from both Baghdad and Erbil has been remarkable. It is a good model of constructive cooperation that should inspire also the process of finding solutions to the current crisis between Baghdad and Erbil. Women must play a key role also in these endeavors.”
The SRSG recalled the particularly brutal treatment of women and girls by Daesh terrorists and pointed out to UN Security Council resolution 2379, passed in September to establish an investigative team to support domestic efforts to hold Daesh accountable.
UN WOMEN Representative in Iraq, Ms. Dina Zorba, in both meetings in Baghdad and Erbil, commended the government, civil society, and national and international partners for continued commitment to UNSCR 1325, stating that Iraq is the first country in the Middle East to launch a national plan to implement 1325. She urged the government to work to ensure gender issues are incorporated in all democratization and nation building agendas, and called on the UN, the government, and the International Community to continue to advocate for and protect the rights of women and girls.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
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Rund 100 Menschen, Kurden und Angehöriger linker Gruppierungen, nehmen an einer Kundgebung von NAV-DEM Berlin vor dem Rathaus Neukölln teil.
Die Teilnehmer fordern die Bundesregierung auf, das durch den Bundesinnenminister Thomas de Maiziére erlassene Verbot von Symbolen von syrisch-kurdischen Organisationen, wie der PYD, YPG und YPJ, aufzuheben. Sie bezeichnen dieses als Gefälligkeit gegenüber dem türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AKP), welcher regelmäßig der Bundesregierung vorwirft, PKK-Unterstützer in Deutschland zu dulden.
Fahnen und Symbole dieser Organisationen waren regelmäßig auf kurdischen Demonstrationen in Deutschland zu sehen. Sie gelten jedoch als Schwesterorganisationen der verbotenen, kurdischen Arbeiterpartei PKK.
Auf dieser Kundgebung wich die Polizei laut Veranstalter zudem davon ab, eine begrenzte Menge an Porträts des PKK-Führers Abdullah Öcalan zu erlauben und verbot diese vollständig.
Das Verbot von Symbolen der YPG, YPJ u.a. ist umstritten, nicht zuletzt auch, weil gleichzeitig die Bundeswehr im Rahmen von Einsätzen der Anti-Daesh-Koalition auch den am Boden kämpfenden YPG/YPJ-Einheiten indirekt hilft.
Angehöriger mehrerer linker Gruppen halten Reden, darunter auch ein US-Amerikaner, der nach eigenem Bekunden für die YPG in Syrien kämpfte. In Sprechchören wird die Solidarität mit Rojava bekundet. Zudem werden Unterschriften auf Postkarten gesammelt, die an des Bundesministerium des Innern gerichtet sind.
On Global Open Day on UNSCR 1325, Calls for Greater Women Role in Future of post-Daesh Iraq
Baghdad/Erbil, 24 October 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), jointly with UNWOMEN within the context of the observing the Global Open Day and the 17th Anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325, held consultative forums with senior political leadership in Baghdad and Erbil on 23 and 24 October, with the focus on strengthening women’s political participation.
In both Baghdad and Erbil, the concerns of women, their participation in society, the political process and decision-making were raised. Participants were categorical in stating that there have been long-standing barriers which have continued to impede women’s participation and representation in the political process. Particularly, participants noted a regression in women’s representation in executive, legislative as well as judiciary branches of government. Further, participants decried that leaderships of political parties have not given sufficient opportunities to women to fully and equally participate in politics. Recommendations were proposed, including a specific request made to the political leaders to give women an opportunity to be part of the solution. Participants also called for legislation to promote and increase women’s participation in politics and governance as well as to promote them to decision-making positions.
In Baghdad, the meeting on 23 October was organized in collaboration with the Implementation and Follow-up Commission for National Reconciliation in the Office of the Prime Minister. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Health and Environment, H.E. Adila Hammoud, Adviser to the Prime Minister on reconciliation, Mr. Mohammed Salman, the Speaker of Parliament’s representative Dr. Ahmed Rushdy, Advisor to the President of the Republic, Juan Masoum, heads of political blocs and other government representatives, parliamentary Committee heads, MPs as well as academics, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UNWOMEN.
H.E. Ms. Adila Hammoud, the Minister of Health and Environment, stated that to overcome social barriers and challenges impeding women’s participation required a concerted effort and commitment from political leaders and decision-makers, noting “the significant successes of many Iraqi women on the executive and legislative levels and their ability to play an essential role in peace making and societal reconciliation.”
Mr. Mohammad Salman of the reconciliation committee, in his opening remarks, said the meeting is a “golden opportunity for all to benefit from the accumulated experiences of peoples” that the UN holds as it works to support women issues.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, emphasized in his remarks at the meetings in Baghdad and Erbil that women in Iraq are agents of positive change and they must be given the opportunity to act in that critical role in shaping the future of their country in the post-Daesh period.
“Equality and empowerment of women must be central to all peace, justice, reconciliation and reform efforts in the post-Daesh period. Women’s participation is crucial for an effective, successful and sustainable peace processes and reform. Only through their direct and meaningful participation their voices will be heard,” Mr. Kubiš said.
The consultative meeting in Erbil was convened on 24 October by UNAMI in collaboration with UN WOMEN and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Council for Women Affairs. It was attended by Interior Minister H.E. Mr. Karim Sinjari, Minister of the Department of Foreign Relations H.E. Mr. Falah Al-Mustafa, Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs Ms. Pakhshan Zangana, Spokesperson to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Safeen Dizayi, and women leaders, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UN WOMEN.
In remarks at the Erbil meeting, Ms. Pakshan Zangana, the Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said the recent crisis in Kirkuk have seen displacements of civilians including women, the elderly and children. She urged the UN to strengthen its efforts towards addressing the needs to those displaced.
In Erbil, Mr. Kubiš acknowledged the efforts of the Cross-Sector Task Force on the implementation of the Iraq National Action Plan on 1325. “Regardless of all issues between Baghdad and Erbil, the collaboration of women group representatives from both Baghdad and Erbil has been remarkable. It is a good model of constructive cooperation that should inspire also the process of finding solutions to the current crisis between Baghdad and Erbil. Women must play a key role also in these endeavors.”
The SRSG recalled the particularly brutal treatment of women and girls by Daesh terrorists and pointed out to UN Security Council resolution 2379, passed in September to establish an investigative team to support domestic efforts to hold Daesh accountable.
UN WOMEN Representative in Iraq, Ms. Dina Zorba, in both meetings in Baghdad and Erbil, commended the government, civil society, and national and international partners for continued commitment to UNSCR 1325, stating that Iraq is the first country in the Middle East to launch a national plan to implement 1325. She urged the government to work to ensure gender issues are incorporated in all democratization and nation building agendas, and called on the UN, the government, and the International Community to continue to advocate for and protect the rights of women and girls.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Hundreds of anti-war campaigners assembled outside the BBC in Central London to demand an end to British military operations in Syria, before marching to Downing Street
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