Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide

On 3 August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) invaded the Sinjar region of Iraq, instigating genocide against the Yazidi people. ISIL/Daesh killed more than 3000 Yazidis and abducted more than 6800, mostly women and girls. Ten years later, 2600 of the abducted remain missing. And more than 150,000 Yazidis still residing in IDP camps face an uncertain future, as camps face defunding and closure.

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Making Faith Portable and Gathering a Faith Community in the Face, and Aftermath, of Religious Persecution

Sharon Eubank is director of Humanitarian Services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which coordinates emergency response, food and clothing distribution, maternal and newborn care services, immunization programs, clean water and food production, and the Church’s other humanitarian work.

The following post is based on her remarks at the AMAR Windsor Dialogue conference held at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England, 24–25 June 2024. It was published as part of the Talk About blog feature “Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide.”

The AMAR International Foundation’s Windsor Dialogue series has been much more than a series of meetings for me. It has prompted discussion, thinking, and actions that have born significant fruit over the last ten years.

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Human Dignity and Proactive Approaches to the Prevention of Genocide

Ewelina Ochab is a senior programme lawyer with the IBA’s Human Rights Institute and cofounder of the Coalition for Genocide Response. She authored the initiative and proposal to establish what became the UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (22 August).

The following post is based on her remarks at the ICLRS 30th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 2 October 2023. It was published as part of the Talk About blog feature “Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide.”

Genocide does not just happen. It requires preparation. It requires planning. It requires steps to deny the human dignity of every individual before it translates into the denial of rights–turned–persecution and annihilation of the whole community.

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