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In November 2017, MADRE, the Human Rights and Gender Justice (HRGJ) Clinic of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, and the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) filed an investigation request with the International Criminal Court (ICC).

I’m looking ahead to 2020 with hope and determination. 

This report, published in advance of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee's review of Iraq during the 74th Session, documents human rights violations against women and girls in Iraq.

We will remember 2019 as a year of uprisings. In over a dozen countries on five continents, people have risen up to confront economic inequality and even the most repressive governments. 

In previous years, MADRE worked closely with our partners to bring their voices to these important climate policymaking spaces. This year, we continued our commitment to ensure an opportunity for Indigenous women leaders to share their voices, leadership and expertise.

The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), with the support of MADRE, is working to challenge the law that prevents non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from safely sheltering victims of abuse.

MADRE stands with Bolivia’s progressive social movements and Indigenous Peoples in this moment of crisis, as they still seek to realize a vision of economic and environmental justice, and respect for individual and collective rights.

Here are three key questions to better understand this moment in Iraq, what are the root causes of this uprising and how people are mobilizing to secure change.

“I didn’t think about the risks. I just knew I had to do something.”

On Wednesday, Turkey launched a military attack on northeastern Syria. Just days before, in a conversation with the Turkish President Erdogan, Trump greenlit this assault.

We live in a moment of both immense threat and vital opportunity. All around us, we see the signs of climate breakdown, and frontline communities are already facing its worst dangers.

This is a moment to take action.