The Nadia’s Initiative executive team participated in PSVI’s conference on prevention of sexual violence in conflict. NI is committed to centering survivors in all our redevelopment and advocacy work, emphasizing the importance of a bottom-up, survivor-centered approach to prevention and accountability.
Read MoreAt this year’s Vienna Discussion Forum, Nadia Murad spoke about her experiences as a survivor, women's rights activist, and refugee, highlighting the need to address the root causes of gender-based violence and trafficking in migration, displacement, peacebuilding, and reconstruction.
Read MoreEight years ago, the peaceful Yazidi community in Sinjar was confronted with an unspeakable evil that would forever change their lives. By empowering women, supporting survivors, facilitating the return of displaced persons, and holding perpetrators accountable, we seek to end the ongoing genocide against the Yazidi community.
Read MoreNadia’s Initiative aims to amplify the voices of survivors, so they may share their memories, experiences, and hopes that have kept them moving forward despite all they have been through. Join us in amplifying survivors voices to honor August 3rd and the Yazidi Genocide.
Read MoreOn 9 June 2022, European Council President Charles Michel co-hosted the second edition of “Women in Conflicts,” bringing together women leaders and survivors of conflicts. The event, co-hosted with UN Women, Nadia’s Initiative, and the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation, focused on survivors, justice and reparations, and women’s leadership in conflict.
Read MoreNadia marked Europe’s Day Against Impunity at the Hague, calling on leaders to commit to meaningful action to end impunity for genocide and sexual violence.
Read MoreNadia Murad spoke with Eleni Giokos about the vital importance of preventing and addressing the sexual violence happening in Ukraine and in conflicts throughout the world.
Read More“Someone Has to Say What Happened to Us.” Angelina Jolie Talks to Activist Nadia Murad About Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
Read MoreOn April 13th, Nadia Murad spoke to the UN Security Council at their Open Debate: “Accountability as Prevention: Ending Cycles of Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
Read MoreEarly childhood education is not easy to come by in the Sinjar region of Iraq or in the IDP camps in the Kurdistan region. Years of exposure to violence and conflict have had an adverse impact on Yazidi children's ability to nurture resiliency, develop social skills, and heal from trauma.
Read MoreWe are jointly committed to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict, which continues to besiege women, children, and men from every corner of the globe. This grave violation of human rights imprints lasting trauma onto its victims, and not enough is done to prevent it when conflicts spark.
Read MoreFemale survivors of ISIS captivity and sexual violence from the Yazidi and other minority communities suffered great harm under ISIS. To heal, they need reparations and dedicated social welfare services that address the trauma they have experienced.
Read MoreThis week, Nadia Murad met with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. They discussed combating sexual violence in conflict zones, the missing Yazidi women and children, the need for sustainable solutions for Yazidis in Iraq, and holding ISIS accountable.
Read MoreOn October 26, 2021, Nadia Murad testified before the US Senate Human Rights Caucus, presided by Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis. The event focused on encouraging US policy makers to respond to sexual violence in conflict around the world and create safeguards to prevent the repetition of this atrocity.
Read MoreIn honor of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Nadia’s Initiative calls on world leaders and legislators to take meaningful action to invest in survivors and create a world free from sexual violence.
Read MoreNadia Murad’s Thomson Reuters Foundation Op-Ed: Women are often on the frontlines of those most vulnerable during crisis situations. They are targets of gender-based violence (GBV) in war, conflict, economic crises, disasters, pandemics, and in their everyday environments.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, April 23rd, Nadia Murad and the Nadia’s Initiative team attended the United Nations Security Council’s meeting on sexual violence in conflict. Nadia, her fellow Nobel Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney addressed the council prior to a vote on a German-drafted resolution to reduce sexual violence in conflict and end rape as a weapon of war.
Read MoreSexual violence as a weapon of war is not isolated to one conflict — it is a common tactic used around the world.
Read MoreThe Murad Code, named after Yazidi Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad, will help bring justice to victims of sexual violence globally.
Read More“Thank you very much for this honor,” said Ms. Murad, 25, a Yazidi woman who was forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State, “but the fact remains that the only prize in the world that can restore our dignity is justice and the prosecution of criminals.”
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