HROJPIL meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Kurdistan-Iraq Region

HROJPIL Organization participated in the meeting organized by the Prosecutor of the Kurdistan-Iraq Region. The meeting was held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, with a number of civil society organizations working in the fields of human rights.

Meeting of the Independent Commission for Human Rights

 

The head of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mr. Muhammad Komsheni, met today, Tuesday, 11/14/2023, with a number of civil organizations active in the fields of human rights.

Mr. Barbas Muhammad Taher Abdul Rahman, Executive Director of the organization in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, participated in the meeting.

The Secretary-General, Mr. Mohsen Suleiman, responsible for relations and media, received the delegations of various organizations, and delivered a speech in which he explained to the participants in an institutional manner, and to the visiting individuals, representing individual activity, the objectives of the current meeting, and that it emerges from the organization’s belief in the culture of joint work and networking with organizations. Friendship, spreading awareness and cohesion between societal components, following up on the challenges faced by activists, defending their rights, and building bridges between civil society organizations and executive authorities, with the aim of achieving harmony, understanding and cooperation to provide the best possible services to the citizen in particular and to humanity in general.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights visits Iraq

Geneva/Baghdad (6 August 2023)

Today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, began an official four-day mission to Iraq, at the invitation of the Iraqi government.

During his visit, Turk will hold meetings in Baghdad and Basra in the southwest of the country, as well as in Erbil in the north.

The High Commissioner will meet with senior government, parliamentary and judicial officials at the national level, as well as high-level officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government and officials in Basra.

He will also engage with civil society representatives in Baghdad, Basra and Erbil on a range of issues, including the impact of climate change on human rights.

At the conclusion of his mission, on 9 August, the High Commissioner is scheduled to hold a press conference in Baghdad at approximately 17:00 local time. Access to the press conference will be limited exclusively to approved media.

More details about the press conference, including instructions for registration, will be included in a media invitation issued locally.

 

For more information and media requests, please contact:

  • Raveena Shamdasani – (Coming with the High Commissioner) ravina.shamdasani@un.org
  • in Baghdad
    Dhara Al Tamimi – +964 770 0412409 | kareemt@un.org
  • In Geneva
    Elizabeth Throssell – +41 22 917 9296 | elizabeth.throssell@un.org أو
    Martha Hurtado – +41 22 917 9466 | marta.hurtadogomez@un.org

HROJPIL: We are coordinating with Jordan regarding the Kurdistan-Iraq region

 

The Director of the Office of HROJPIL in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mr. Barbas Muhammad Taher Abdul Rahman, accompanied a delegation of the organization’s members, headed by Mr. Qasim Sharif, on an official visit to the Consulate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. On Thursday, December 22, 2022, and presenting a bouquet of flowers.

The delegation discussed with the honorable Jordanian Consul, about the organization’s programs and activities, and providing means of cooperation and support.

The meeting ended with the presentation of a bouquet of roses from the organization, in addition to thanks and appreciation for the role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in finding solutions and trying to provide global security, stability, and peace in the Middle East region.

HROJPIL: We are in Kurdistan-Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

The opening ceremony of the Office of “International Human Rights Organization for Justice, Peace and International Law. – HROJPIL” in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on 5/30/2021.

Headed by the jurist Mr. Barbas Muhammad Taher Abdel Rahman, and in the presence of a number of members of the organization and legal figures.