Unblocking Iraq’s Yazidi Survivors Law
Author: Rebecca Sveva Wiget
Editors: Kiana Vašarević, Gaia Sterre Mirotti & Chiara Caterina Gatti
Five years after the implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law, established to provide reparations for survivors of the Islamic State's genocide against the Yazidi community, many eligible survivors in Iraq have yet to receive reparations. Implementation has progressed slowly due to criminal complaint requirements, limited institutional capacity within the General Directorate for Survivor Affairs, and contested governance in Sinjar, which has constrained the implementation of land restitution provisions.
This policy brief examines the Yazidi community and the implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law, and provides recommendations to improve access to reparations.
