Home COI Report - Iraq: Country Focus 2. Human rights and treatment of specific profiles 2.4 Individuals perceived as opposing the state and state-affiliated actors Table of contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Disclaimer Glossary and abbreviations Introduction Methodology Defining the terms of reference Collecting information Quality control Sources Structure and use of the report Maps 1. General description of the security situation 1.1 Political developments in Federal Iraq and in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) 1.1.1 Political developments in the KRI 1.1.2 Relations between Baghdad and Erbil 1.2 Overview of recent security developments 1.2.1 Armed Actors 1.2.2 International involvement 1.3 Impact of the security situation on civilian population at national level 1.3.1 Security incidents 1.3.2 Civilian casualties 1.3.3 Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 1.3.4 Conflict-induced displacement and return 1.4 Security situation and conflict impact on civilians by governorates 1.4.1 Anbar 1.4.2 Baghdad 1.4.3 Diyala 1.4.4 Kirkuk 1.4.5 Ninewa 1.4.6 Salah Al-Din 1.4.7 Southern governorates (Babil, Basrah, Karbala, Missan, Muthanna, Najaf, Thi-Qar, Qadissiya, and Wassit) 1.4.8 Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniyah) 2. Human rights and treatment of specific profiles 2.1 General human rights situation 2.2 Latest legislation impacting civil and human rights: January 2025 legislative package 2.2.1 Amendment on Personal Status Law 2.2.2 The Property Restitution Law 2.2.3 The General Amnesty Law 2.3 Ethnic and religious minorities 2.3.1. Constitutional and legal framework on religion and minorities 2.3.2 Treatment of ethnic and religious minorities 2.4 Individuals perceived as opposing the state and state-affiliated actors 2.4.1 Members of political opposition parties, political and human rights activists, protesters 2.4.2 Journalists and media workers 2.4.3 Individuals with (perceived) affiliation to ISIL 2.4.4 Return of persons with perceived affiliation to ISIL 2.5 Palestinians in Iraq 2.6 Women and girls 2.6.1 Violence against women 2.7 Children 2.7.1 Child recruitment by armed groups 2.7.2 Children with perceived affiliation to ISIL 2.7.3 Children without civil documentation 2.7.4 Child labour 2.7.5 Child marriage 2.7.6 Children in street situations 2.7.7 Access to education 2.8 LGBTIQ 2.9 Individuals perceived as transgressing moral and Islamic norms 2.9.1 Honour crimes and behaviours/acts perceived as contravening sexuality and gender norms 2.9.2 Online expression 2.9.3 Individuals selling/consuming alcohol 2.10 Persons involved in and affected by blood/land feuds in the context of tribal conflict 3. Humanitarian and socio-economic situation 3.1 Overview of the humanitarian and socio-economic situation 3.2 Update on Entry, residency requirements and access to civil documentation and services 3.3 Situation of the IDPs 3.3.1 Climate change-induced displacement 3.3.2 Situation of returnees Annex 1: Bibliography Oral sources, including anonymous sources Public sources Annex 2: Terms of Reference Print 2.4 Individuals perceived as opposing the state and state-affiliated actors Book traversal links for COI Report - Iraq: Country Focus Previous Parent Next
