Yézidis

Crimes against Yazidis - Kurds demonstrate in the Netherlands in support of the Yezidis and Christians of Iraq, victims of Islamic State violence.

Iraq

Netherlands to open first trial on crimes against Yazidis

22 May 2023 by Margherita Capacci

The first trial for crimes against the Yazidis is about to open in the Netherlands. The defendant, Hasna Aarab, is a 31-year-old Dutch national woman from Hengelo, a town in the East of the country. She is facing charges of slaver [...]

A woman and young Yezidi refugee girls

Germany

Germany: First conviction for genocide against the Yazidi

7 December 2021 by Hannah El-Hitami

In the German city of Frankfurt, Iraqi national Taha al-J. has been sentenced to life in prison for the death of a young Yazidi girl he enslaved. It is the first time worldwide that a court convicts a member of the organization Is [...]