Executive Summary

Nine years after the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targeted the Yazidi community and other groups in Iraq, Yazda releases a report to focus on child-centered documentation, investigation, prosecution, and broader transitional justice processes. To support the preparation of this report, Justice Rapid Response (JRR) deployed to Yazda a JRR rostered expert on children's rights who provided technical support.

From June 2014 ISIL targeted and attacked the populations of the Nineveh Plains in Northern Iraq, especially minority groups, including Christians, Kakais, Shabakhs and Turkmens. On the 3rd of August 2014, ISIL attacked the Sinjar area and carried out heinous crimes against the Yazidi community, including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Half of all Yazidis executed were children, and most Yazidis held captive by ISIL were children.

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