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Vian Dakhil awarded Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights

Vian Dakhil awarded Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights

On Tuesday, 9 June 2015, Vian Dakhil, female Yezidi member of the Iraqi parliament, received the Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights. Vian Dakhil became well known beyond the borders of Iraq, when in the summer of 2014 she pleaded in the Iraqi parliament for the rescue of the Yezidi minority from the…
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Kurdistan Region needs further support for IDPs and refugees

Kurdistan Region needs further support for IDPs and refugees

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been struggling to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to an overwhelming number of Iraqi IDPs and Syrian refugees. According to the KRG Ministry of Planning, the Kurdistan Region needs further assistance from United Nation agencies
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