Institute for International Law and Human Rights

Energizing reform and empowering vulnerable groups in iraq with our partners ceasefire centre for civilian Rights and pax, iilhr oversees a project that capitalizes on ongoing initiatives and the current environment, builds consensus through technical assistance and outreach to local communities disproportionately affected by violence, giving vulnerable groups a say in the process and broad based consultations. This project deepens citizenship and political participation through stronger laws that implement iraqs constitution and promotes inclusiveness and accountability, builds dialogue and consensus around legislative and grassroots priorities, and strengthens research, technical and advocacy skills to empower local and vulnerable groups.

Ensuring iraqi citizen access to identity documents the Institute for International Law and Human Rights iilhr, in partnership with enmaa centre for research and studies ecrs, is embarking on a research and policy initiative to support the iraqi government to enhance the ability of iraqi citizens particularly those affected by the recent conflict to access legal identity and civil documents. To support our analysis, the study will rely on interviews with stakeholders, and will include quantitative data analysis and focus group discussions, structured around key themes. Results will be assessed against a set of benchmarks drawn from multiple sources as well as consultation with iraqi and International experts. The project covers several governorates, including dohuk, erbil, ninewa, anbar, salah aldin, kirkuk, diyala, baghdad, karbala, and babil continued on schedule o.

Supporting better evidence based approaches for the iraqi judiciary the Institute for International Law and Human Rights has three main objectives in our program supporting better evidence based approaches for the iraqi judiciary1. Build consensus on critical thinking about evidence used in antiterror and other trials that shares International standards and responds to the needs of iraqi investigative and trial judges 2. Develop tools that communicate these standards and policy changes with the federal judiciary, such as guidelines to speed trials more effectively and3. Support a judiciary that better respects International standards, provides better protections for the accused, and better review of evidence through training of the court of cassation judges and other senior jurists making the judiciary more efficient and accelerating trials. An under resourced iraqi judiciary has labored for years under the weight of prosecuting thousands of cases in the aftermath of the daesh war. . Continued on schedule o