Resources: Iraq

The Arab Charter on Human Rights (ACHR) was adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States in 2004 and affirms the principles contained

Asma Khader (2006) of Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), speaks about SIGI/J's mission, the state of NGOs in Jordan, the

This video presents the third panel discussion from Challenges of Change: Religion, Secularism & Rights, a WLP conference. 

The first panel on human security and human rights from WLP's conference, Clash or Consensus?

The Constitution of the Republic of Iraq of 2005.

The Constitution of the Republic of Iraq of 2005.

In commemoration of International Women's Day, this episode of CNN's Amanpour focuses on the status of women's rights and gender equality

Labor Law of Iraq, 2015.

Readings by leading women poets during WLP's Lifelines session at the 60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York

Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder of WLP, gives an overview of the difficulties of civil organizing, and discusses women's organizations in the Global

Mahnaz Afkhami, founder of Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), talks about the events surrounding the fall of the government of Mohammed

Nationality Law of Iraq, 2006.

The Nationality Law of Iraq, Law 26 of 2006.

Penal Code of Iraq of 1969, with amendments through 2010.

Personal Status Law, No. 188 of the Republic of Iraq of 1959, with amendments through 1999.

Personal Status Law, No. 188 of the Republic of Iraq of 1959, with amendments through 1999.

A short documentary about women fighting to maintain their rights in Iraq after the American invasion in 2003, and the subsequent fight

Kurdistan Region Law to Combat Domestic Violence, Act No.8 of 2011.

Zena Mohamed Reda of Iraq discusses the state of women's rights in her home country, her work as an activist, and what she will take back to