Law enacted for Yazidi women not implemented
The Yazidi (Women) Survivors Law (YSL) was passed by the members of the Iraqi Parliament last year on March 1. Although a year has passed, nothing has been done for the implementation of the law. Feride Şengali, Coordinator of the Yazidi Women Support Network, told us the law remains only on paper.
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Sulaymaniyah – On March 1, 2021, The Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL) was passed by the members of the Iraqi Parliament to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIS. The law consists of 13 articles. The main purpose of the law is to support Yazidi women rescued from ISIS rescued from ISIS and to rehabilitate them and integrate them into society. The enacted law was welcomed especially by women but no step has been taken for its implementation.
“The law was passed by the parliament but hasn’t been implemented yet”
Feride Şengali, Coordinator of the Yazidi Women Support Network, says the law was passed by the Iraqi parliament but hasn’t been implemented yet.
“Since this law was passed by the members of the Iraqi Parliament, nothing has been done for the implementation of the law. The law remains only on paper. Only NGOs support the survivors. The Iraqi government hasn’t done anything yet. They went to Shengal only before the elections to get votes. They said they would implement the law but they haven’t implemented it yet.”