NGO urges Kurdish authorities to adopt ‘robust’ response to violence against women ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region needs a “more inclusive and robust law” to tackle the alarming increase in femicides, an NGO advocating for women’s rights urged Kurdish authorities on Monday, commending their recent work towards amending the current domestic violence law. [...]
Social awareness essential for reducing violence against women: Interior Minister ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmad stressed that social awareness is essential for reducing violence against women and building healthy family relationships. A meeting was held in the Kurdistan Parliament on Monday to amend the Act of Combating Domestic Violence [...]
Kurdish NGO urges Iraqi Kurdistan to adopt a robust law to protect women from domestic violence HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A women-led SEED Foundation, a local non-governmental organization NGO, reportedly based in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan region, called on lawmakers in the Kurdish region to adopt a robust law to protect women from domestic violence. Read [...]
کوردی Combating Domestic Violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq SEED Foundation commends the Kurdistan Parliament’s effort to amend the Act of Combating Domestic Violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Law No. 8 of 2011). SEED urges the adoption of key changes, to ensure [...]
New community garden at the SEED trauma centre, Bardarash camp Our community garden at the SEED Foundation trauma centre in Bardarash camp is finished! And the garden is already being used. Isn’t it wonderful to see the children singing? It is literally music to our ears. Read more
NGOs call for urgent implementation of Yezidi Survivors Law ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR), an alliance of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGOs), called on the international community to appeal for the implementation of Iraq's Yezidi Survivors Law during a meeting with the UN's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu [...]
Graduates Committed to Taking A Rights Centered Approach to Child Protection In 2021, SEED launched Strengthening Protection Responses to Children & Other Vulnerable Groups, a new child protection-focused training program designed to build the capacity of frontline service providers in Kurdistan and strengthen institutional responses to children in need. Nine months later, 41 [...]
Woman stabbed multiple times by brother in Erbil ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman was stabbed by one of her brothers dozens of times in Erbil late Monday over a dispute dating back to 2014. The woman told Rudaw on Wednesday that this was the third murder attempt by her family. Read more [...]
Gender-based Violence Training: Helping Yourself to Help Others For Bassma and Hemin, working in a difficult environment everyday was taking its toll. The emotional strain and demand to be available at all hours of the day, was having an impact on their mental health and their relationships with their families. Bassma, 36, is a [...]
کوردی SEED Foundation Launches First Training on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) for NGOs in Iraq Erbil, Iraq - May 9, 2022: SEED Foundation (SEED) has officially completed the delivery of a comprehensive training module on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to a group of 30 Iraqi NGOs. The first of its kind [...]