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Members

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights is a non-profit organization promoting the mental well-being, physical rehabilitation, and social reintegration of survivors of (sexual) violence, torture and trauma in Kurdistran-Iraq. Clients receive free-of-charge psychotherapeutic treatment, medical care, and socio-legal counselling. In addition, the Jiyan Foundation seeks to protect survivors of human rights violations and prevent future acts of abuse through professional training, human rights education, public awareness-raising and political advocacy. Our program for children and adolescents reflects all of these services and activities, including age-specific support for minor patients, family interventions, and training for professionals working with children and adolescents.

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights

Contact: Salah Ahmad
Phone: +49 30 26 57 93 80
Address: Königin-Elisabeth-Straße 7 14059 Berlin
Email: info@jiyan-foundation.org
Website: https://www.jiyan.org

Resources

ECPAT International
Sexual Exploitation of Children in Humanitarian Contexts: Case Study Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Year: 2024

ECPAT International
Sexual Exploitation of Children in Humanitarian Contexts – Executive Summary

Year: 2024

ECPAT International
Sexual Exploitation of Children in Humanitarian Contexts: Global Research

Year: 2024

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ECPAT International
Iraq – Country Overview

Year: 2019

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ECPAT International
Regional Overview: Sexual Exploitation of Children in Middle East and North Africa

Year: 2020

Stories

News from Iraq

Indicators

Age of Consent

Partial

Age of sexual consent is 18 but this only applies to sexual intercourse outside marriage.
Marriage minimum age is 18 with few exceptions for children aged above 15.

ECO Iraq, 2019

Extraterritoriality & Extradition

No

Active extraterritoriality is provided for SEC related offences and requires double criminality. Passive extraterritoriality is not provided for.

Extradition requires double criminality and a minimum gravity of two years of imprisonment in the requesting state. Extradition of a person already sentenced by the requesting state requires a sentence of at least 6 months of imprisonment. The criminal code does not allow for extradition of Iraqi nationals.

ECO Iraq, 2019

CSAM Definition

No

The national legislation does not provide a definition of CSAM which is in line with international standards.

ECO Iraq, 2019

Background Check Required

Not Yet Assessed

National Commitments

Partial

Iraq has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.

Iraq has not ratified the OPIC, the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.

ECO Iraq, 2019

Child Advocacy Centers

Not Yet Assessed

SEC Police Unit

Not Yet Assessed

Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

Not Yet Assessed

Public SEC Case Data

No

Data on SEC cases is not publicly available.

ECO Iraq, 2019