Amedi Declares Justice for Yazidi Community a Top National Priority
At a Glance
- The Iraqi President declared Yazidi justice a top national priority.
- Immediate political action is demanded to end a decade of suffering.
- Safely returning families and tracing the missing remain critical.
Marking the 12th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, Iraqi President Nizar Amedi declared justice for the Yazidi community a top national priority, calling for immediate political action to end over a decade of suffering.
Key Statements and Focus Area
- “Since assuming the Presidency of the Republic, we have placed this issue among our highest national priorities because justice for the Yazidis is not the responsibility of one community alone,” Amedi stressed.
- The president declared that delivering justice and ending a decade of hardship for the Yazidi community is a profound national and moral obligation that demands decisive political action.
Amedi issued a statement on Monday noting, “Twelve years after the genocide committed against the Yazidi people, we remember one of the darkest chapters in Iraq's modern history.”
He stated that ISIS crimes sought to erase the entire Yazidi community through systematic killing, enslavement, forced displacement, and destruction.
Amedi praised the Yazidis' resilience, stating that despite unimaginable suffering, they held fast to their identity, homeland, and right to peace.
Amedi declared that securing the "safe and dignified return" of displaced families and establishing the fate of the missing must remain urgent national priorities.
He underlined that more than a decade after these ISIS atrocities, the "continued suffering of survivors is unacceptable" and demands immediate state action.
“Justice will not be complete until the Yazidi people have fully regained their rights, rebuilt their communities, and can look to the future with confidence, security, and hope,” he stated.
FYI
Twelve years after the Islamic State’s 2014 attack on Shingal, the Yazidi community continues to face the devastating consequences of a genocide that left approximately 2,600 women and children missing.
Despite over 3,500 people being rescued, thousands remain displaced, with the 2020 Shingal Agreement designed for reconstruction and security remaining unimplemented.
The persistent presence of rival armed groups and ongoing political disputes between Erbil and Baghdad hinder the safe return of families to their homes.
Furthermore, the compensation process for survivors is stalled due to severe funding shortages and banking issues. Slow infrastructure rehabilitation and a lack of essential services in Shingal keep thousands of families in displacement camps years after the conflict's end.
The ongoing crisis prompts renewed calls for international intervention and the full implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law.
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