Institute For International Law And Human Rights

Supporting better evidence based approaches for the iraqi judiciary the institute for international law and human rights has three main objectives in our program supporting better evidence based approaches for the iraqi judiciary1. Build consensus on critical thinking about evidence used in antiterror and other trials that shares international standards and responds to the needs of iraqi investigative and trial judges 2. Develop tools that communicate these standards and policy changes with the federal judiciary, such as guidelines to speed trials more effectively and3. Support a judiciary that better respects international standards, provides better protections for the accused, and better review of evidence through training of the court of cassation judges and other senior jurists making the judiciary more efficient and accelerating trials. An under resourced iraqi judiciary has labored for years under the weight of prosecuting thousands of cases in the aftermath of the daesh war. . Continued on schedule o

Ensuring iraqi citizen access to identity documents the institute for international law and human rights iilhr, in partnership with enmaa centre for research and studies ecrs, is embarking on a research and policy initiative to support the iraqi government to enhance the ability of iraqi citizens particularly those affected by the recent conflict to access legal identity and civil documents. To support our analysis, the study will rely on interviews with stakeholders, and will include quantitative data analysis and focus group discussions, structured around key themes. Results will be assessed against a set of benchmarks drawn from multiple sources as well as consultation with iraqi and international experts. The project covers several governorates, including dohuk, erbil, ninewa, anbar, salah aldin, kirkuk, diyala, baghdad, karbala, and babil continued on schedule o.