KRG Urges Unified Probe of Yezidi Genocide Crimes
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KRG Urges Unified Probe of Yezidi Genocide Crimes

ERBIL — On the tenth anniversary of the Yezidi genocide, Dindar Zebari, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Coordinator for International Advocacy, emphasized the urgent need for a unified mechanism to investigate international crimes during a special meeting held in Dublin, Ireland.

The meeting, on September 10, included representatives from the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Government, Yazda Organization, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and various academics and human rights activists. Zebari reflected on the atrocities committed against the Yezidis, stating, what has been done against the Yezidis is genocide and an international crime by all standards.

He highlighted the KRG’s efforts in seeking justice, including the formation of a high ministerial committee in November to recognize the Islamic State’s crimes as genocide. Zebari also noted the ongoing collaboration with the United Nations Investigation Team to Investigate the Crimes of ISIS (UNITAD), which has been instrumental in gathering evidence against ISIS perpetrators.

Zebari provided statistics on the trials of IS criminals, mentioning that, according to the Kurdistan Regional Judicial Council, 498 IS members have been prosecuted from 2021 to March 2024, with an additional 123 individuals tried in the Kurdistan Region. He stressed that the KRG continues to rescue and rehabilitate Yazidi survivors, with 3,579 people rescued so far, although 2,579 remain missing.

Additionally, the KRG official called for the urgent creation of a unified international mechanism to investigate crimes and ensure justice for all victims, regardless of their religious, ethnic, or sectarian background. He also reiterated the importance of securing justice for IS criminals and compensating the victims and their families.

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