Jiyan Foundation Annual for Human Rights Report Contents Welcome. Ma’ali from escaped from ISIS captivity and Introduction found refuge in the Kurdistan Region of , where we were able to support her and her family. We 1 Welcome chose her story to welcome you to our annual report 2 Mission 2015/16, and kindly invite you to look back on the Jiyan Foundation’s activities on the following pages. A great deal has happened. Programs

4 Survivors of Torture & Terror “I still remember the terrorists arriving in Mosul with their pick-up trucks, the ones you see on TV. 6 Refugees & Displaced Persons They were passing by our house. My children were very afraid. There was shelling. My eight-year-old 8 Victims of son was afraid of the gunshots and explosions to the point where if I wanted to go to the bathroom, 10 Women's Rights he would come with me. When I slept, he slept be- side me. Also, I have a chronic illness. My health 12 Children's Rights was stable, but when ISIS terrorists attacked us, my condition worsened. 14 Civil Society & Democracy We fled to , where I now receive 16 Professional Training treatment at the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights. The psychotherapist helped me look at all the things that happened to me – not only because of ISIS, but also in my childhood. I started to see Spotlight that these were events which had now passed, and I should not waste the present because of the past. 18 Jiyan Clinic My mental health has become much better, and my chronic condition has improved too. At the 20 Interview beginning, our financial situation was very bad. I could not afford to buy medicine for my illness. 22 Healing Garden But the Jiyan Foundation gave me free medication until my husband found work here. I still visit the 24 Art and Therapy Jiyan Foundation every month, and they offered me medicine, treatment and psychological sup- 26 Impressions port for free. They also helped my children and my entire family. They gave me back hope in life.”

Organization

30 Facts & Figures

32 Team

36 Offices

37 Chart

38 Partners & Supporters Ma'ali at our center in Sulaymaniyah

40 Donations

Welcome | 1 UN describes Iraq's "Chemical Ali" Hassan Start of the revolution in . Iraqi voters approve federal "Islamic State" conquers Anbar and humanitarian crisis as "one of the al-Majid executed for Historical constitution and elect new parliament. Mosul, declares . Jiyan Clinic world's worst", and international crimes of genocide. Children's organizations report deteriorating Developments Rights human rights situation. First post-Saddam Saddam Hussein executed for US completes withdrawal elections in Kurdistan crimes against humanity. of troops from Iraq. massacre: Region of Iraq. Jiyan US delivers aid to and launches airstrikes Victims of More than one Programs against "Islamic State". Government forces together with Genocide million refugees Kurdish , allied militias, Victims of Fall of the Ba'ath and internally and international support start Torture Escalating terrorist President Obama announces regime in Iraq. Refugees & displaced retaking ISIS-held territories, & Terror attacks. plan for withdrawal of Center Minorities Sectarian war intensifies, more persons reside in including Anbar, Ramadi, Falluja, US troops. than 900 casualties per month. Kurdistan-Iraq. and Mosul.

2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jiyan Halabja Democracy Kirkuk Branches Sulay- Center & Civil Society Khanke Center maniyah Center Domiz Camp Center Healing Camp Center Garden Center Women's Rights Chamchamal Our Mission Center

Our Beneficiaries Turkey The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights assists victims of Each year, the Jiyan Foundation violence and in Iraq. We strive for a democratic assists more than 6,000 victims of society where the dignity of the human person is protected, human rights violations. On average, Iran 50 % of those who seek our help are Duhok where adults and children enjoy the right to life and liberty, female adults, while 30 % are children and where citizens are free from torture and terror. and adolescents. The majority of our KOBANE Erbil clients are , followed by Arabs, MOSUL Turkmens, and Assyrians. ALEPPO Sulaymaniyah Our Values Since then, we have established several AR-RAQQAH branches throughout Kurdistan-Iraq Our Team The core values guiding our work are where more than 19,000 traumatized Kirkuk expressed in the Universal Declaration men, women and children have re- The mission of the Jiyan Foundation is of Human Rights. We believe in the ceived help. carried out by a young team of multi- HOMS Syria Chamchamal inherent dignity of the human person lingual professionals. Our staff in Iraq Halabja and seek to promote respect for Our Work includes medical doctors, psychother- the human rights and fundamental apists and community health workers freedoms laid down in the Universal The Jiyan Foundation promotes the as well as pedagogues, lawyers, and DAMASCUS BAGHDAD Declaration. We help survivors of physical rehabilitation, mental well- project managers. human rights abuses regardless of being and social reintegration of Iraq their age, gender, ethnicity or spiritual victims and their family members by Jîyan ( ) is the Kurdish word Our Partners ʒiaːn beliefs. providing them with free-of-charge for life. Our logo is a calligraphic medical treatment, psychotherapeutic Since its inception, the Jiyan Foun- artwork spelling out the name of our organization in Arabic and Our History support and socio-legal counseling. In dation has cooperated very closely with Kurdish. It was designed by a addition, we seek to protect survivors of the Center Ueberleben. In Iraq, our torture survivor from Iraq who In 2005, we started our activities in past human rights abuses and prevent team coordinates with a wide range spent several years of his life in the multiethnic city of Kirkuk, where future acts of violence through political of non-governmental organizations the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. we opened the first rehabilitation advocacy, human rights education and as well as health institutions and center for victims of torture in Iraq. public awareness-raising programs. governmental agencies.

Saudi Arabia 2 | Introduction M i s s i o n | 3 torture, inhuman treatment and gen- As part of the training, experienced In June 2016, the Jiyan Foundation brought der-based violence. The project was forensic doctors and legal experts from together survivors of torture for a panel funded by the European Instrument for the Human Rights Foundation in Tur- discussion to mark the International Day in Democracy and Human Rights. key introduced our staff to the histo- Support of Victims of Torture. ry, purpose and scope of application As part of the project, the Jiyan Foun- of the Istanbul Protocol. Participants dation assisted more than 3,000 cli- also learned how to write standard- ents including 400 children and 300 ized medico-legal reports. Trainer juvenile prisoners. Dr. Mechthild Wenk-Ansohn from Public campaign: "The Jiyan Foundation revived my physically and artistically." the Center Ueberleben in Berlin has Our experts offered diagnostics, assess- been providing ongoing supervision ment, medical treatment, psychological to participants since the training was Justice for services and legal counseling. We also completed. ran information activities to empower Victims of Torture survivors, because understanding one’s Yousif Salih, member of our Board of Directors and head of our Kirkuk symptoms, knowing one’s rights and branch, talks about the challenges and rewards of working for the Jiyan With support from the European Union and the German Foreign sharing experiences with others are all Foundation Office, the Jiyan Foundation offers treatment to survivors of important parts of the healing process. "I joined the Jiyan Foundation in 2005, when the first rehabilitation center for torture and terror. Our interdisciplinary teams also assist our In addition to documentation of torture victims was set up in Kirkuk. The security situation in the city has since cases of torture and inhuman treat- worsened, and we are working in one of the most challenging places in the clients in voicing their needs, reasserting their dignity and ment, the project included training for world. In the last two years alone, one million refugees and internally displaced claiming their rights. doctors, therapists, lawyers and prison people have sought safety here from the war in Syria and from the violence staff to make sure they know the needs in western Iraq. We are one of the few organizations on the ground, assisting of torture survivors and are able to as- people with medical and psychological care. During the past four decades, the peo- Because the Government of Iraq sist them. There are not enough skilled professionals or financial resources available in ple of Kurdistan-Iraq have experienced has largely neglected its duty to as- Iraq to address the enormous needs for support, but in my work for the Jiyan successive waves of severe human sist survivors of torture and terror, Documenting Torture and Foundation I experience every day the positive changes we are able to bring to rights abuses. The Jiyan Foundation our services are helping people who Inhuman Treatment people's lives. Things take a better turn for our patients because of the support All human beings are born free and offers medical, psychotherapeutic, would otherwise be left untreated. we give them, so there is a feeling that our work contributes to making the world equal in dignity and rights. Every- social and legal assistance to those Between December 2015 and April 2016, a little better. I feel fortunate to be doing this work, which corresponds to my one has the right to life, liberty and who have suffered torture, inhuman Working Together with 18 therapists, psychiatrists and medi- values and the things I believe in. security of person. No one shall treatment and cruel punishment. Our International Partners cal doctors from the Jiyan Foundation I have met some of the most wonderful friends and colleagues at the Jiyan be subjected to torture or to cruel, clients include political opponents of participated in two three-day training Foundation, and this helps me get through difficult situations. There is a lot of inhuman or degrading treatment or Saddam Hussein’s government, former Between 2014 and 2016 we joined forces courses on the Manual on Effective tolerance and acceptance, and the relationships we have formed while tackling punishment. prisoners of the Iran-, as well with the Center Ueberleben in Berlin, Investigation and Documentation of critical issues together are very strong. Being a part of this community of people Articles 1, 3, 5 • Universal as victims of atrocities committed by the Bahjat al-Fuad Centre for Torture Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or who share similar beliefs and aspirations is encouraging and allows us to keep Declaration of Human Rights extremist groups and ISIS terrorists in Victims in Basra, and Medica Afghan- Degrading Treatment or Punishment – developing our work." Iraq and Syria. istan in Kabul to support survivors of also known as the Istanbul Protocol.

4 | Programs Survivors of Torture & Terror | 5 side temperatures approaching 50° C, the air coolers helped prevent stress, exhaustion, heat strokes and other heat-related conditions.

We supplied 14,000 families with food and more than 3,000 families with water-powered air condition- ers. In addition, our teams provid- ed emergency medical treatment to 6,500 displaced persons and 8,500 Syrian refugees who had no adequate access to medical care.

Expanding our Services for Psychological Support

People who have fled extreme violence, SYRIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQ be it in Syria or Iraq, often suffer severe Around 230,000 Syrian refugees have been living in the Kurdish provinces for physical and mental trauma. Many are several years now, many of them in makeshift camps. They cannot afford to rent haunted by memories of their ordeal. apartments in the cities, nor have they been able to find work there. Most of At our rehabilitation centers, refugees them depend on day labor or support by international relief organizations. and displaced people receive free-of- The Jiyan Foundation offers medical and psychological treatment to Syrian charge treatment. Our mobile teams refugees in the cities and in Domiz, Qushtapa and Arbat Camps. As the war in of doctors, psychologists and trauma Syria enters its seventh year and the refugees still cannot return home, we speak specialists also reach out to survivors out for them to help ensure their needs are not forgotten. in refugee camps, where there is little provision of medical care and no psy- chological assistance. Protecting Refugees In 2015 we expanded our servic- 115,400 es by opening a center in the Khanke Duhok and Displaced Camp, where about 50,000 displaced Yazidis live. Our mobile teams also Persons started making regular visits for free 82,400 370,000 Three million people have been displaced inside Iraq since ISIS consultations at Arbat Camp near Su- 30,900 took control of large parts of the country. About half of them laymaniyah and Laylan Camp near Erbil Kirkuk. In November 2015 we opened Sulaymaniyah fled to the safe Kurdistan Region, an area that already hosted Iraq’s first in-patient treatment facility some 230,000 refugees from Syria. for women who escaped ISIS captivity 400,000 (→ see pages 18 – 19). 160,000 Responding to the Crisis people and sick persons died of dehy- We offered psychological counseling, Kirkuk with Emergency Relief dration or disease. psychotherapy and trauma therapy With support from Misereor and to 1,800 displaced persons and 650 Many of the people seeking refuge live private donors, the Jiyan Foundation Syrian refugees in 2015 – 2016. We 963 in schools, mosques, unfinished build- was able to supply thousands of fam- also ran discussion groups for 3,000 410,000 ings or parks. Others sought safety ilies with food throughout 2015. We patients and their families. in overcrowded camps. All of them also distributed hygiene products in- lacked the most basic items to sur- cluding soap and nappies. In total, we vive. Following brutal attacks on their delivered almost one ton of relief items Syrian Refugees homes, some 50,000 Yazidis remained to Yazidi refugees on Mount Sinjar. trapped on Mount Sinjar without food In May 2015 we distributed air con- Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as of April 2017 or water for weeks in summer 2014. As ditioners to Yazidi families living in the a result, hundreds of children, elderly Khanke Camp near Duhok. With out-

6 | Programs Refugees & Displaced Persons | 7 the poison gas attacks of March 1988 ak were forced to flee their homes as a Left: To commemorate the 28th anniversary of which killed more than 5,000 people. result of ISIS terror. the chemical attacks, the Jiyan Foundation organized an art exhibition at the Halabja According to estimates, up to 10,000 Our rehabilitation centers offer a Monument. endured severe injuries. Even today, safe place to heal for survivors of ISIS Right: Survivors are haunted by the smell of Staff of the Jiyan Foundation plant a tree to commemorate the end of the Saddam regime. many survivors of Halabja suffer lung atrocities. We also reach out to sur- mustard gas which they recall as sweet like damage, blindness or severe skin dis- vivors in remote villages and refugee apples. orders which require constant and camps, where we are often the only Supporting costly treatment. They are affected provider of psychological trauma care. by post-traumatic stress disorder Survivors of and recurring depression. Many are In 2015 – 2016, we admitted more not able to work as a result of their than 1800 women, children and men Up until today, the survivors of the “Anfal Campaign” and the symptoms and live in very precarious affected by ISIS terror into our reha- Genocide chemical attacks on Halabja suffer serious health problems conditions. bilitation programs. and psychological trauma. Our teams support them with With support from the German Federal Foreign Office we established The Jiyan Foundation offers medical, psychotherapeutic and social assistance and also a rehabilitation center for survivors in holistic support to victims of care for survivors of ISIS terror and genocidal campaigns. Halabja. Our teams also visit surround- genocide and terror: ing cities, including Khurmal, Sirwan, and Halabjay Taze. → To help pave the way for legal pros- Treating Survivors ty of these women had to survive under ecution, we collect testimonies and of the "Anfal Campaign" extremely difficult conditions, looking In 2015 – 2016, we treated about 650 document traces of human rights vio- after surviving family members on their chemical attack survivors. lations. → Find out more on pages 4 – 5. During the so-called Anfal Campaign own, with little support from the state. → Our education campaigns and civ- of the 1980s, the Iraqi army destroyed Assisting People in il society programs strengthen local about 5,000 villages by means of chem- In 2015 – 2016, our teams assisted the Face of ISIS Terror communities, foster a pluralistic soci- ical attacks and systematic violence. more than 1,000 survivors of the ety and help prevent future extremism. Tens of thousands of men and adoles- “Anfal Campaign” and their family The so-called Islamic State has imposed → Read more on pages 14 – 15. cent boys were killed or disappeared, members. a regime of tyranny and terror upon while their families fled or were deport- millions of women, men and children The Kurdish people remember the 'Anfal Campaign' against ed to camps. Rehabilitating in Iraq. Those who oppose its ideology their people every year, because there isn't a Kurdish family who Thousands of women have been Chemical Attack Victims of hatred face torture and public execu- waiting for more than 20 years to know tion. Members of religious minorities hasn't lost at least one of their family members. Even after what happened to their disappeared The city of Halabja near the Iranian are especially targeted: Three million 28 years, the survivors experience sadness and pain. husbands, sons or brothers. The majori- border became tragically known for Muslims, Yazidis, Christians and Shab- Staff member from our women's department in Kirkuk

8 | Programs Victims of Genocide | 9  Leyla (35), from Syria When she first came to our center in The Jiyan Foundation marked International Sulaymaniyah, Leyla suffered from Women's Day 2016 with a social media campaign. Growing up as one of ten daughters, headaches and sleep disorders. She Leyla suffered under her violent father felt angry and sad. She needed a safe who despised his wife for giving birth space and someone to talk to who only to girls. When she was 14, Leyla’s would listen to her attentively and father married her off to an older man. with sympathy. Through therapy, In her new family, history seemed to Leyla developed a renewed sense of repeat itself as Leyla gave birth to three self-confidence. The change in her af- girls. Her in-laws abused her verbally, fected her whole family, and her hus- Promoting saying she was no better than her moth- band became more supportive of her. er and would never be able to give her Leyla is now keen to finish her edu- Women's Rights husband a son. They started looking for cation and learn new skills including a second wife for him while Leyla was tailoring. Our team will continue to The situation of women in Iraq remains very difficult. Domestic pregnant with her fourth child. support her and her family. and family violence are widespread and in parts of the country, forced marriages are increasing. Trafficking of women is on TRAUMA THERAPY FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS the rise, and thousands of women have been held hostage by Viyan Shauqi has worked as a therapist in our women's department in ISIS fighters. Sulaymaniyah for seven years. Here she talks about women's experiences and the difference therapy can make to their lives. Why do women seek help and what symptoms do they commonly have? The Jiyan Foundation has been run- Working with survivors of sexual and ning a program for women and girls gender-based violence requires spe- Most of the women I have worked with have suffered violence against them, since 2008. Our expert staff offer gen- cialized staff. In June 2016, we offered including rape and sexual abuse. The majority of them suffer from multiple der-specific medical and psychological a training program in Berlin to 15 of traumas, because most of those who experienced war, early marriage, ISIS treatment to women and girls at our our female therapists, counselors and violence or trafficking also experienced domestic and gender-based violence centers and in remote villages, refu- medical doctors. This included visits to at home. gee and displaced people’s camps and German hospitals, shelters, helplines, What can therapy achieve for them? women’s shelters. governmental agencies and NGOs. When women start opening up in therapy, I believe it really changes their Together with their German coun- lives. I see it all the time: When they first come to us, many women lack self- In 2015 – 2016, 2,600 women and terparts, our staff discussed women’s confidence, they feel alone and afraid. Through therapy, they start to change 500 girls received treatment from rights, state protection mechanisms, the way they feel, think and act. Above all, they learn to transform the difficult the Jiyan Foundation. We also ran forensic documentation and criminal experiences they have lived through into useful ones and recognize their own empowerment groups for 5,100 prosecution – all issues for which there abilities. women. is currently little capacity in Iraq.

10 | Programs Women's Rights | 11 Karim, Khazal and Nadia are three of our young patients. Their stories illus- trate the difficulties children face in Iraq as well as the difference we can make in their lives.

 Karim (12), from Sinjar

Karim and his Yazidi family were cap- tured by ISIS fighters in 2014. While be- ing held, Karim was forced to convert to Islam, and his captors trained him as a child soldier. After his release, Karim had become a different person: He was angry and violent. He despised those who did not follow ISIS teachings and hated all Yazidis. Several times he tried to kill his sister. Karim’s mother brought him to our clinic in Chamchamal. It offers specialized in-patient care to women who have been abducted and abused by ISIS fighters, and mothers are welcome to bring their children. Karim was the first child soldier who received treat- ment at the clinic. Our experts helped him process what he endured. Through after her first session with Khazal. To- therapy, Karim was able to develop day, she is beginning to open up to oth- trust in his family again and has since ers and become whole again. We will returned to live with them. continue to support her and her family.

Tailoring Services  Khazal (12), from Duhok  Nadia (9), from Halabja to the Needs of Khazal always liked spending time at After a bomb exploded near her house her aunt’s house. But one day, when and partly destroyed it, Nadia and her her aunt was not there, her uncle at- family fled Syria to seek safety in the Children The capacity of children to cope with difficult and traumatic tacked and raped the 12-year-old girl. Kurdistan Region. Soon after their ar- events is limited, especially when they are very young and That day Khazal came back home cry- rival, Nadia’s mother noticed changes ing, her clothes torn and covered with in her daughter’s behavior. She had unable to understand or express their own feelings. Without blood. Her family took her to see a lost interest in playing and cried a lot. support, their growth and development are at risk. doctor, who referred her to our center She was sometimes violent, especially for specialized treatment. toward her brother. Being alone, her When Khazal first came to us, she mother often felt overwhelmed and hit There is little awareness of children’s The Jiyan Foundation is the only or- could not speak or establish eye con- her daughter several times. She came psychological needs in Iraq. Yet chil- ganization in the Kurdistan Region tact. She seemed to feel very afraid to the Jiyan Foundation for help. dren who have experienced flight and that provides psychotherapy tailored to and angry and would not let go of her Through drawing and making col- displacement, violence or persecu- children and young people. The latest of mother’s hand. She refused to eat and lages in individual and group sessions, tion display different symptoms from our children’s departments was opened she had lost interest in school. our experts helped Nadia express her adults, and their treatment must be in our center in Halabja in 2015. Today, Allowing her to play and draw, our anger and sadness. They also support- adapted to their needs. Children are all centers are open to minors. experts helped Khazal to establish trust ed Nadia’s mother, providing her with among the most vulnerable members and express her own feelings. They also information and advice. Nadia now of society and require specialized pro- In 2015 – 2016, we treated 700 boys invited her parents in for family thera- feels less anxious, and her relationship tection and care. and 500 girls. py. “She was broken”, said our therapist with her mother has improved.

12 | Programs Children's Rights | 13 We want to make children aware that human rights matter to everyone. In our education program, we use an interactive approach that involves boys and girls equally and engages the children in discussions, group work and art activities surrounding the issue of human rights. The goal is for the girls and boys to become aware of their rights and to be able to actively claim them. At present there is little awareness of human rights in Iraq. This makes the education program so important. Children are our future – they can bring about change for the whole of society. Meran Rafiq Abda • Staff member in our human rights education program

of backgrounds together and so con- We also reached more than 40,000 tribute to fostering a pluralistic society. followers on Facebook and .

Contributing to Building Capacity for an Independent Media Advocacy and Lobbying

Good governance and participatory In order to allow local staff to exchange democracy cannot be achieved without experiences with elected officials and an independent media. Access to accu- non-governmental organizations in rate and unbiased information allows Germany, 15 of our staff participated in citizens to form opinions, engage in a five-day training course on “Human public debate and hold their govern- Rights Documentation, Advocacy & ment accountable. Accountability” held in Berlin in May ◉ 2016. The training was supported by In 2015 – 2016, the Jiyan Foundation the European Union. The topics and maintained active relations with respective trainers included: more than 120 national and inter- → Political lobbying, with German Strengthening national media outlets – including Members of Parliament newspapers, magazines, TV chan- → Documentation of human rights Civil Society and nels, radio stations and online me- violations, with Human Rights Watch dia. We contributed more than 200 → Legal accountability, with the interviews and media reports on European Center for Constitutional Democracy As a human rights organization, the Jiyan Foundation advocates trauma therapy, children’s and mi- and Human Rights and campaigns for those who are marginalized or do not have a norities’ rights, ISIS atrocities and → Campaigning, with the World Wide gender-based violence. Fund for Nature. voice. We work to sensitize the Iraqi people to their rights, and to advance their abilities to claim these rights.

Raising Awareness through In 2015 – 2016, we ran 170 human Education rights education seminars for 4,600 students. We also offered 30 seminars In order to advance democracy and for 630 teachers, health care spe- human rights in Iraq, the Jiyan Foun- cialists and members of the judicial Everyone has the right to freedom dation offers custom-fit education system. of opinion and expression; this right programs to a variety of audiences. includes freedom to hold opinions For instance, we train teachers or doc- In addition, we conducted 340 work- without interference and to seek, tors on human rights and the rights shops and dialogue groups for 6,000 receive and impart information of women. We empower survivors of survivors of human rights abuses. Al- and ideas through any media and human rights abuses by letting them lowing people to come together and regardless of frontiers. know their entitlements. We teach share their stories helps them over- students how they can contribute to a come isolation and empowers them Art. 19 • Universal Declaration of Jiyan Foundation staff receive training on how Human Rights rights-based society and a climate of to claim their rights. In addition, our to document human rights violations from Fred respect and tolerance. workshops bring people from a variety Abrahams of Human Rights Watch.

14 | Programs Civil Society & Democracy | 15 Training local therapists is so important because we are the future of our country. The knowledge will spread. And maybe one day we will be the trainers. Hawre Rasool • Therapist

We understand our patients' situation – that's why I think it is important to train local mental health professionals. Dana Hameed • Therapist

So many of my patients are deeply traumatized. And I can see that EMDR is a technique that really works to improve their condition. Deraw Mahmood • Therapist

Participating in the trauma therapy training had a great effect on me – personally and professionally. I am stronger and more self-confident because the training enhanced my skills as a therapist. Chenar Ahmad • Therapist

of Hope Foundation and the Center We trained 20 of our therapists in for Psychotraumatology and Trauma art therapy. Therapy in Lower Saxony. This form of psychotherapy uses 30 of our therapists received training creative methods of expression, like ◉ in Eye Movement Desensitization and painting and drawing. It is suitable Reprocessing (EMDR) in 2015 – 2016. for everyone but can be especially beneficial for young patients. It has This psychotherapeutic technique is also proven successful in camp set- Investing in used to reduce the symptoms of post- tings because it can achieve signifi- traumatic stress disorder, and has been cant relief for patients while using Professional proven to be effective in the treatment relatively simple means. As part of of both adults and children. The Jiyan the training, our staff ran workshops Foundation is the only provider of for Syrian refugee children in Qush- Training There is a chronic shortage of skilled health specialists in Iraq. EMDR therapy in Iraq. tapa Camp near Erbil. The training For the treatment of mental health disorders in particular there The training program was run in was funded by the Autonomous association with Trauma Aid and the Province of Bolzano in Italy and car- is a severe lack of professionals, as there are very limited training University of Worcester. It was funded ried out in close collaboration with possibilities for psychotherapy in the country. by terre des hommes Germany. The Red Pencil International.

In Kirkuk, for example, there are cur- stigma surrounding psychological dis- rently only three psychiatrists for one orders, because they are seen as part of million people. The lack of available the community. mental health experts is alarming in a country where violence and human Between 2012 and 2015 we ran a three- rights abuses are widespread and have a year training program on trauma severe impact on families and children. therapy for 20 members of our staff. The Jiyan Foundation trains local mental health practitioners in order to They subsequently became the first help build capacity and develop men- certified trauma therapists in Iraq. A tal health services in the long term. second class started the training in Patients find it easier to trust local 2016. The program was funded by the The Jiyan Foundation is committed to staff because they share their language Protestant Lutheran Churches in Ba- developing mental health services in Iraq. and cultural background. Skilled lo- varia and Württemberg and supported Here, our therapists take part in an interactive cal therapists can also help reduce the by trainers from the German Wings ◉ training session.

16 | Programs Professional Training | 17 When patients wish to leave the clinic, The clinic is the first of its kind: There is no other clinic in the we continue to support them. We pro- Kurdistan Region providing in-patient medical and psychological vide transportation and a therapist ac- companies them when they come back care. We want to give our patients time and make them feel for check-ups or out-patient treatment. comfortable. After a few weeks of therapy, I can begin to see Our staff at the clinic are confronted with horrifying stories of violence and changes in their faces. It's like they become a different person. abuse. To protect them, we offer regu- Seeing these achievements is always very special for me. lar training on working with survivors of gender-based violence and human Laila Saleh • Head of our Trauma Clinic for Women rights violations. All staff have regular case support with external supervisors. When Soma first came to our clinic, she showed clear symptoms of post In 2015 – 2016, our teams treated 73 traumatic stress disorder and suffered women and 86 children at the clinic. severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, backaches, urinary tract infection and  Soma (16), from Sinjar fainting spells. Our experts provided Soma with In August 2014, ISIS fighters forcibly medical, psychiatric and psychological took Soma and her family from their care. When she was stabilized psycho- home in Sinjar. Soma, her mother and logically, Soma started to take part in her sister were separated from the men group therapy in addition to receiving in their family and held with other one-on-one psychotherapeutic support. women in an overcrowded building for Now, after several months of treatment, two weeks. They were raped, beaten and Soma is showing signs of healing. She The all-female team of the trauma clinic left without food and water for days. experiences less physical pain and she Soma was then sold off to marry an ISIS sleeps better. She continues to take part fighter. She managed to escape after five in individual and group therapy and A Trauma Clinic for weeks and fled to Duhok, where she was shows interest in the activities offered admitted to hospital and referred to the at the clinic, including sports, arts and The new Jiyan Foundation Trauma Clinic for Women Jiyan Foundation for specialized care. crafts, yoga and relaxation. Women is the only one of its kind in Iraq.

In November 2015, the Jiyan Foundation opened its first in- patient psychosomatic trauma clinic for women survivors of ISIS violence. Safely located in Sulaymaniyah province, the clinic is entirely staffed by female doctors, psychotherapists and nurses.

The so-called Islamic State is imple- survived ISIS captivity. The clinic is menting a regime of gender-specif- open to women of all ethnic and reli- ic and sexualized violence, abusing gious backgrounds. To date, the major- women’s bodies as a means to inflict ity of patients have been Yazidi. terror. In 2014, some 5,000 Yazidi Women at the clinic receive around women and girls were captured by the clock support as required – includ- ISIS fighters. More than 1,500 of them ing medical care, surgery and physio- were later able to escape or buy them- therapy, trauma treatment and psycho- selves free, but they remain deeply therapy. Many patients bring young traumatized. sons and daughters along who were The Jiyan Foundation set up the either abducted with them or born in new clinic to provide a stable, safe and captivity. Children can also receive free all-female environment for women who treatment at the clinic.

18 | Spotlight Jiyan Clinic | 19 There should be a law that prevents the formation Everything now is globalized, but rights aren't. of religious parties. And of course a big problem is We need the globalization of human rights – including that we do not have a citizenship-based country. women's rights and children rights. People’s rights should not be dependent on their religious denomination. life in exile – what is your advice to young Iraq has always been a multi-ethnic and mul- people wanting to leave Iraq? ti-religious country. How can this heritage of diversity be saved? Father Emanuel Youkhana: I thank God for the experience of living abroad and having the op- Father Emanuel Youkhana: It’s true – we have a portunity to become a voice for those who do not long tradition of religions living together. In the have a voice. Young people have a right to think 8th century, Patriarch Timothy I held his famous about their future and to seek peace, opportuni- debate with Caliph al-Mahdi in Baghdad. It was ties and a better life – but they should give their the first known Christian-Muslim debate, and country a chance. We are facing many challenges they held it with mutual respect. I think we have in building a better future for our people. a problem in misunderstanding religion: All reli- gions actually have a peaceful message, but people Salah Ahmad: I agree. My advice to young people deviate from this belief in practice. This peaceful would be: Stay here and let’s try to change this message is that God loves all human beings and country together. But we must give them oppor- that He created this diversity. In Kurdistan, we tunities and teach them skills, especially those have Christians, Muslims, Jews, Kaka’ei, Yazidis exposed to radical thought. We should lead the and Shabak people. We have Kurds, Assyrians way as role models and show that people from and Arabs. And of course there is cultural diver- different religions can live together. We could sity. All this is richness. start with something simple – like building a "Cultural Diversity house for elderly people, for instance, where Mus- Salah Ahmad: But we are not using it! We must lims, Yazidis and Christians could live together. is Richness" work on bringing the religions and ethnicities to- The country needs such initiatives. gether, because the separation will destroy us. We Salah Ahmad, President of the Jiyan Foundation, and Father need to reduce the role of parties. And we need Father Emanuel Youkhana: We also need places Emanuel Youkhana, Archimandrite of the Assyrian Church of the institutions. where people with special needs receive support, East, both have a long history of supporting vulnerable groups regardless of their religion and nationality. We Father Emanuel Youkhana: Yes, we see it in oth- should look to the future and try to globalize the in Iraq and advocating for human rights. Here they talk about er countries that are based on citizenship. The principle of rights. Everything now is globalized, the rise of ISIS and the challenges the country faces today. rule may change from party to party, but when but rights still aren’t. We need the globalization the parties and their leaders leave office, the -in of human rights – including women’s rights and stitutions, the legislative system, all this remains. children rights. We must teach young people skills and give them religion for instance is amongst the oldest in Iraq, Right now, Iraq is exposed to many pressures – opportunities – especially those exposed to radical but it is absent in the educational curriculum. The from Iran, Syria and Turkey. The situation is not Born in Duhok, Father Emanuel Youkhana is Archimandrite of thoughts. Mandaeans, Christians, Jews and Kaka’ei are also easy, and there are few financial resources. An the Assyrian Church of the East. Following persecution by the forgotten. Instead of knowledge, we have stereo- important priority is to fend off the darkness of Ba'ath regime in 1995, he fled to Germany with his family. He ISIS captured large parts of Iraq in 2014. What types. The media has a role to play in this. I wish ISIS – not just by military means, but in people’s actively supported minorities in his homeland whilst in exile do you think are the reasons behind the rise to see the various religions represented differently heads. This must also include financial remedies and later returned to Iraq to found the non-governmental of extremism in the country? And how can in the media. for victims of ISIS. Take the example of the town organization CAPNI, Christian Aid Program Northern Iraq, ISIS and its ideology be defeated? of Batnaya: I was with the first TV team that en- which he heads today. CAPNI supports internally displaced Salah Ahmad: Political parties also have a role to tered Batnaya after it was liberated. It was a dis- persons, refugees and minorities. Father Emanuel Youkhana: It didn’t happen in play – they should be established to serve a coun- aster. Most houses were destroyed, and those that Salah Ahmad has worked as a systemic family therapist and one day, it was a cumulative process. And ISIS is try, but in our country people serve the political weren’t demolished had threats written on them. child and youth psychotherapist in Berlin since 1992. Having not a cause, it is a symptom. So while we have to parties and their leaders. How can anyone be convinced to go and live there experienced flight and exile himself, he specialized in the fight it by force, this will not be enough. To de- again? treatment of traumatized refugees. His commitment for the feat its ideology we have to address its causes. Father Emanuel Youkhana: Only religious par- rehabilitation of survivors of violence led him to establish Firstly, we have to start in the schools: We need ties have influence in Iraq, but they are dividing Many young people do in fact hope to leave the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights in 2005, over which to teach our children about religions and the dif- people. All members of the Islamic Party are Sun- the country and find a better life in Europe. he has been presiding since then. ference between religion and ideology. The Yazidi ni, and all members of the Dawa Party are Shia. You were both forced to flee and you know

20 | Spotlight Interview | 21 intended as a safe space for the com- This will serve as a culture and meeting munity. People are invited to cultivate center, offering the various ethnic com- their own small plot of land and help munities of this diverse region a space look after the sheep, geese and chickens to come together, share their cultures we purchased for the garden. The idea and learn from each other. is simple: Being part of a community and watching something grow, plant- OUR PARTNERS: ing shrubs, flowers or herbs and caring for animals can give people hope and Bauhaus University Weimar a renewed sense of purpose. Trauma- BORDA – Bremen Overseas Research tized children in particular will benefit & Development Association from playing outdoors and looking af- CODE | Construction + Design at the ter the animals under the professional Technical University Berlin guidance of our therapists. Ein Herz für Kinder Promoting Cultural Heritage Foundation Wings of Hope Misereor Kurdistan has a rich culture of tradi- tional architecture using clay and wood. Protestant Church in Hesse and But today these materials are seldom Nassau used, despite having environmental Ziegert | Roswag | Seiler Architects benefits. Clay, for instance, is available and Engineers locally, it is durable and weather resist- ant and better suited for insulation than concrete. In order to preserve and promote the region’s cultural heritage, we are integrating stables and other buildings made of clay and unprocessed woods A Garden for into the garden. In addition, the garden will make use of sustainable technolo- Healing gies – including a biogas installation, a plant-based water-treatment facility Severe trauma can never be undone. But with support, people and solar energy. By combining tra- can learn to integrate traumatic experiences into their lives ditional building methods with cut- and find their way back into society. In Chamchamal, the Jiyan ting-edge sustainable technologies, we aim to raise awareness of the effects of Foundation is building a community garden to help support climate change on the region, where this healing process. drought is increasing and water is be- coming scarce.

The villages surrounding Chamcha- population. The incidence of domestic Locally hired workers and members mal were all destroyed during the violence is higher than average, and of our Chamchamal team started con- “Anfal Campaign” in the late 1980s (→ more children than in other parts of struction on the Healing Garden in see pages 8 – 9). Tens of thousands of the country suffer from physical and spring 2016. By the end of the year, people fled, seeking safety in the town. mental disabilities. the stables were completed and we had The majority of the displaced peo- purchased the first animals. The Heal- ple were subsistence farmers whose Cultivating a Garden and Caring ing Garden is due to open in 2017. livelihoods were destroyed with their for Animals villages. Most did not have the means A Vision for the Future to rebuild their destroyed homes and The Jiyan Foundation’s healing gar- land. Unemployment is high in Cham- den is located right behind our center In the coming years, the Jiyan Founda- chamal to this day, and the town’s vi- in Chamchamal. It is open to patients tion plans to build a House of Peace and olent history continues to affect the and other residents of the town and Intercultural Learning in the garden.

22 | Spotlight Healing Garden | 23 I remember one Syrian boy who drew only black flowers. It was his way of expressing his distress. When his therapist encouraged him to use a broader range of colors, he began to appear livelier and started to take pride in his work. Aytan Osman • Intern

The Jiyan Foundation brought me back to life again – mentally, physically and artistically. Wrya • Torture survivor and artist

In order to help improve mental as part of an exhibition at the Ismaili health services in Iraq and to de- Centre in London. velop local capacity, we trained 20 of our staff in art therapy during Promoting Patients' and Artists' 2015 – 2016. (→ Find out more about Voices our professional training on pages 16 – 17). In order to support local artists and raise awareness of our work, we com- "Coloring your Dreams" mission artists to illustrate our publica- tions and design our poster campaigns. In 2013, the Jiyan Foundation initiat- Many of the artists whose work we ed the “Coloring your Dreams” project show are former patients of ours. Some for children in cooperation with art are torture survivors. Every year on students from Sulaymaniyah Univer- June 26, the International Day in Sup- ◉ sity. On June 1 every year we invite port of Victims of Torture, they help us hundreds of children in refugee camps raise awareness of the needs of torture near Sulaymaniyah to come togeth- victims. (→ Find out more on pages 4-5). er for International Children’s Day to In March 2016, in cooperation with draw their dreams, goals and hopes for Sulaymaniyah University, we exhibit- Art and Therapy the future. The project has been so suc- ed a selection of artworks in Halabja cessful that we have started organizing as part of the commemoration of the additional events for children. chemical attacks on the town. The col- In November 2015, a collection of lection was subsequently exhibited at children’s drawings from the “Color- the Zamwa Gallery in Sulaymaniyah. Making art allows patients to explore their emotions, express ing your Dreams” project was shown (→ Find out more on pages 8-9). themselves and share their struggles and hopes in a way that words cannot. At the Jiyan Foundation, we understand art as an integral part of the healing process.

Processing Difficult Experiences and feelings into words. Drawing and through Art painting give them the opportunity to express themselves – through colors, Our therapists combine art and ther- lines and patterns. apy to help trauma survivors process Similarly, art provides an outlet difficult experiences. Art therapy can for patients struggling to talk about give patients considerable relief us- traumatic experiences that often in- ing simple but effective means. It can duce feelings of shame, such as rape be used in individual sessions and in or sexual abuse. Making art as part groups, and is a suitable approach for of the therapeutic process also allows children. Many traumatized boys and patients to take an active role in their girls suffer some form of mutism and therapy even when they cannot or do "Sinjar my love": A Yazidi child expresses her are unable to put their experiences not want to speak. wish to return to her hometown.

24 | Spotlight Art & Therapy | 25 Impressions

◉ The Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. Gerd Mueller presents Salah Ahmad with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Citadel of Erbil, dating back to the 5th century BC. ◉

| 27 The team of the Jiyan Foundation. Training session on EMDR, a treatment method which reduces the symptoms of traumatic stress. Delivery of letter to Kurdish parliamentarians on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, calling for greater support for torture survivors, protection of prisoners' rights and effective action against torture.

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Staff of the Jiyan Foundation participated in the Summer Academy for Intercultural Dialogue of our partner Wings of Hope. ◉

"These are your rights": Seminar for school class. The Halabja Monument commemorating the 1988 gas attacks.

Workers in the healing garden: in front of a clay building; feeding chicken.

| 29 Facts & Figures 2015 – 2016 Some Figures

4,600 students 6,000 women 235 interviews for and pupils attended participated in local media, including TV Client Statistics  Rehabilitation Program human rights education self-help and and radio stations, seminars in schools. empowerment newspapers and online groups. magazines.

630 adults Our therapists 80 staff members Girls 258 attended seminars conducted more participated in 33 Local population Women 1,268 and lectures than 34,000 different training on human rights hours of programs in Iraq and issues. therapy. Germany.

Boys 406 Men 515

Most Common Symptoms Psychological Diagnoses Total 2,447

Psychological symptoms 2 3 . 5 % (e.g. nervousness, insomnia, 2 . 2 % Other aggressiveness, forgetfulness) Mild mental Client Statistics  Rehabilitation Program  Medical Assistance Program retardation 70 % 50 % 33.6 % 4.1 % Depression Schizophrenia 5,506 66 % Pain 83 313 (e.g. headache or 12.2 % 1,987 stomach ache) 4.3 % Syrian refugees Stress and Physical symptoms Dissociative34 + adjustment disorders (e.g. fainting, bloating, disorders 134 121 hypertension, shortness 20.1 % 50of breath) 66+70+ Anxiety disorders13+204223A 651

2,072 1,935 Forms of Therapy for Survivors: 11,500 Psychotherapy: trauma therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, play therapy, sandplay therapy, 152 1,072 music therapy, art therapy, group therapy, family therapy Other Therapies: medical treatment, physiotherapy, relaxation exercises, yoga 1,364 Internally displaced 3,016 persons Educational Background Attended only 166 430 primary school Illiteracy rate 63.7 % 43.5 % 1,820 1,098 Baccalaureate & college/university 1,061 10.1 %

30 | Organization 6,539 Facts & Figures | 31 Team

Abobakr Al-Salhi Azmar Mustafa Deedar Othman Fatma Abdullah Hazha Amin Kamiran Salih Physiotherapist Driver Medical Doctor Janitor Receptionist Therapist Adnan Mohammed Bafraw Tawfeeq Deeman Mohammed Friederike Regel Hedayat Abdullah Karim Kareem Translator Janitor Receptionist Project Coordinator / Board Driver Driver Ahmed Jamal Bahashty Othman Delman Kareem Fuad Amen-Ismael Hedi Dhahir Karzan Mohammed Medical Doctor Therapist PR Officer Janitor Therapist Therapist Akam Saeed Bahzad Murad Deraw Mahmood Fuad Mohammed Heerish Azuo Kaveen Mohamad Medical Doctor Community Outreach Officer Therapist Therapist Trauma Therapist Therapist Ako Abdulwahed Baida Mirza Dr. Abdulkarim Abbas Galwan Haji Hemin Ahmed Kazhal Karam Trauma Therapist Medical Doctor Psychiatrist Therapist Medical Doctor Receptionist Ako Mohammed Bakhtiar Hassan Dr. Adnan Tahir Ghalib Hamza Hero Ghafour Khairy Ahmad Local Branch Manager Trauma Therapist Psychiatrist Guard Therapist Therapist Amanj Hussein Bakhtyar Omer Dr. Farsat Saadi Gharbia Bahry Hive Muhammad Khalat Hamarashid Medical Assistant Pharmacist Medical Doctor Therapist Receptionist Receptionist Aras Majeed Banaz Jabbar Dr. Hawzhin Mahmood Goran Mohammed Huda Al-Rasheed Khaled Essa Trauma Therapist Therapist Medical Doctor Therapist Therapist External Relations Araz Ahmed Bayan Azizi Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Gulala Mohammed Ibrahim Faraj Khalil Mohammed Therapist Board Supervisor Nurse Gardener Physiotherapist Arazu Salah Baydaa Meerzasaleh Dr. Perjan Taha Halwest Karim Ibrahim Mohammed Khonav Hasan Therapist Medical Doctor Psychiatrist Therapist Trauma Therapist Therapist Arkan Hameed Berivan Abdullah Dr. Rushdy Mirza-Jaff Hana Hussein Idris Ahmed Khunaf Meho Therapist Therapist Supervisor Accounting / IT Officer Medical Doctor Receptionist Aryan Abdalla Bestoon Hama-Rash Dr. Wahid Harmz Hardi Dhahir Imad Habibullah Koher Mohammed Driver Receptionist Therapist Medical Doctor Medical Doctor Medical Doctor Ashorina Giorgees Bland Ameen Ebtihal Mohamad Hardi Jalal Isam Ahmed Kwestan Ameen Janitor Therapist Therapist Medical Doctor Therapist Janitor Asma Muhamad Chea Kader Elham Ibrahem Hardi Mohammed Jalal Hasan Kwestan Karim Therapist Therapist Therapist Psychiatrist Medical Doctor Medical Doctor Aveen Aziz Chenar Ahmad Emma van den Terrell Harem Abdulqader Jamal Tawfeeq Laila Saleh Trauma Therapist Trauma Therapist Student Assistant Medical Doctor Psychiatrist Therapist Aveen Hameed Chnur Husein Entesar Suliman Hasan Khalid Jihad Hama Lavan Omar Therapist Janitor Medical Doctor Therapist Medical Doctor Therapist Avin Othman Chnur Mustafa Essam Ahmed Hashim Mohammad Jihad Mam-Aziz Layla Tawfeeq Therapist Medical Doctor Therapist Lawyer Therapist Therapist Awara Mustafa Dana Gharib Fahima Khalil Haveen Ali Jiwan Hasan Leif Hinrichsen Therapist Medical Doctor Receptionist Medical Doctor Therapist Project Associate Awder Said-Hamalaw Dana Hameed Fakhir Abbas Hawdang Mohammed Juman Naoom Lena Otte Therapist Therapist Therapist Receptionist IT Officer / Librarian Project Assistant Ayad Murad Daniel Crampton Farhad Ahmed Hawkar Ameen Jwan Rahman Makwan Abdulkareem Pharmacist Legal Advisor Therapist Therapist Therapist Medical Doctor Azad Ibrahim Darin Meho Farhang Ghaffar Hawre Qadir Jwana Faraj Mariam Sanjush Supervisor Receptionist Medical Doctor Therapist Therapist Student Assistant Azad Qader Darya Yahea Fathel Dahar Hawre Raza Kafia Jum'a Marina Ahmad Local Branch Manager Accounting / IT Officer Janitor Therapist Janitor Accountant

32 | Organization Team | 33 Mazin Shwani Omer Mohammed Sana' Mikhaeel Sharief Mirza Warzer Ali Jonas Knauerhase Lawyer Therapist Janitor Medical Doctor Therapist Intern

Meran Abda Omer Omer Sara Mahmood Shawkat Saeed William Slif Kazhal Hidayat Pedagogue Therapist Therapist Physiotherapist Accounting / Volunteer Administrative Assistant Michael Lehmann Paiman Ahmed Sardar Rashed Shayma Othman Leonie Jegen Vice-President / Board Receptionist Driver Nurse Yadgar Abbas Intern Medical Doctor Mohammed Abdalla Parzheen Mohammad Sargoul Abdubakir Shaymaa Ibrahim Mina Sabah Rasheed Medical Doctor Therapist Trauma Therapist Therapist Youshia Warda Volunteer Medical Doctor Mohammed Abdulla Payam Hassan Sarmad Omar Sheerin Juma Pirko Selmo Trauma Therapist Receptionist Medical Doctor Nurse Yousif Salih Intern Local Director / Board Mohammed Arif Qamar Yaseen Sarwan Abdul-Qadir Sheler Mohammadian Sang Hyeok Lee Medical Doctor Janitor Therapist Therapist Zabit Esho Intern Janitor Mohammed Hameed Rangin Mohealdin Sarwat Abdulqader Sherko Mahmood Shadman Karim Medical Doctor Trauma Therapist Pharmacist Driver Zainab Rasheed Intern Medical Doctor Mohammed Kareem Ranj Abdulrahman Savinya Hamahali Sherwan Hesen Shaima Sharif Therapist Medical Doctor Receptionist Trauma Therapist Zaneera Sameen Intern Therapist Mohammed Shafeeq Rebeen Mohammed Sazgar Mohammed Sipal Ali Sivan Mahmood Driver Driver Therapist Physiotherapist Zarya Ali Volunteer Therapist Mtmna Mohammad Rebwar Abdalrahman Sdiq Hasan Sirwa Al-Jaf Sivana Nooraldeen Receptionist Medical Doctor Local Branch Manager Pediatrician Zewar Ahmad Intern Therapist Muneer Wardah Rebwar Hama Shadan Radha Sivan Mahmood Stephanie Schweininger Driver Physiotherapist Therapist Therapist Zhino Karim Intern Janitor Murad Hussein Redar Amin Shadia Faidhulla Snoor Hamasaeed Sundus Karim Medical Doctor Psychiatrist Medical Doctor Therapist Zhwan Omer Volunteer Therapist Nabat Ahmed Rizgar Rahman Shadya Amin Solan Mahdi Yasa Mohammed Janitor Trauma Therapist Therapist Medical Doctor Zryan Hasan Intern Receptionist Nabaz Ahmed Roshna Abdalla Shahab Ali Suaad Sulaiman Zareena Younis Trauma Therapist Therapist Driver Receptionist Volunteer

Narin Rahim Rospin Baito Shahla Hesein Suham Ghafoor Intern & Volunteers Therapist Local Director Therapist Therapist

Nazanin Salih Rozhan Ali Shahla Mohammed Suham Mohammed Aytan Osman Accountant Trauma Therapist Therapist Nurse Intern

Nievien Aziz Salah Ahmad Shaida Abdalqadir Taliah Khursheed Bahar Majeed Medical Doctor President / Board Therapist Cook Volunteer

Nihayat Abdulrahman Salah Shareef Shanga Ameen Taran Abdulkadr Banu Hilmy Medical Doctor Driver Medical Doctor Administration Volunteer

Ninos Yonan Salar Ameen Shano Mhe-Alddin Tawoos Salih Bushra Mahydin Driver Medical Doctor Receptionist Cook Intern

Nizheen Qader Sally Habeeb Shano Saleh Vaman As'ad Dr. Sinan Naoom Medical Doctor Medical Doctor Physiotherapist Therapist Volunteer

Nora Athnil Salm Mohammed Shara Ghafoor Viyan Shauqi Gashbin Hussain Janitor Therapist Therapist Therapist Intern

Omar Rashid Samir Huossien Shareef Ali Waleed Omar Johanna Scherf Driver Therapist Local Director / Board Medical Doctor Volunteer

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Consultants Duhok Manager Jiyan Foundation Duhok Manager Manager Alqosh Halabja Branch General Counsel Kirkuk Branch Malta, Wargah St, House Z25/43/2 Sulaymaniyah Legal Advisor Duhok, Iraq Branch External Auditor Erbil Public Policy & MOSUL Trainers & Supervisors Kurdistan Region Relations Advocacy +964 750 7375111 Officer Management Officer Sulaymaniyah Manager Manager Kirkuk Manager Chamchamal Jiyan Foundation Nineveh Chamchamal Halabja Duhok Branch Erbil Branch Branch Mar Qardakh Quarter Units Alqosh, Iraq Kurdistan Region Advocacy & Policy Change +964 750 6677880 age-specific medical and advocating for the implemen- psychotherapeutic medical and psycho- tation of human rights treatment • family therapeutic treatment for rehabilitation center for conventions and standards in counseling and aware- refugees from Syria and victims of chemical attacks Iraq • lobbying for the rights ness-raising to prevent war-torn areas in Iraq in Halabja • mobile and needs of survivors • violence against children • project for victims of outreach for victims of the monitoring human rights in and youth • outreach BAGHDAD in Anfal campaign living in Iraq • reporting to international to juvenile prisons and Jiyan Foundation Kirkuk Duhok and Nineveh rural areas • legal bodies • inter-ethnic dialogue counseling for survivors orphanages Rahimawa, Ali Mardan Street project in urban areas of seeking redress Kirkuk, Iraq central and northern Iraq Professional Training +964 770 9361514 & Research Children's capacity building and mentor- Victims of Rights ing for members of the Jiyan Foundation Halabja Refugees & Genocide systems of education, health Farmanbaran Quarter Minorities and social affairs, for civil Jiyan Foundation Chamchamal Halabja, Iraq society initiatives and human rights advocates • docu- Kurdistan Region Democracy & Shoresh Piryady Programs mentation, research and Survivors Chamchamal, Iraq +964 770 6833041 Civil Society publication of Torture & Kurdistan Region Terrorism Women's +964 770 0353322 Rights International Cooperation strengthening the rule of law Branches transnational cooperation and through training for security medical and psycho- joint human rights projects forces and members of the with NGOs outside Iraq • global Mobile Teams therapeutic treatment gender-sensitive medical judicial system • consultancy for fundraising and advocacy to • legal counseling and psychotherapeutic political decision-makers support democracy and human Sub-Branches for refugees for survivors seeking treatment and socio-legal • human rights education in rights in Iraq • consultancy for and displaced persons redress • mobile out- counseling • family schools • empowerment groups civil society initiatives in the reach to rural areas counseling and aware- for survivors • awareness Middle East and worldwide Iraqi Kurdistan and refugee camps ness-raising to prevent raising activities for the general domestic violence • out- public 36 | Organization reach to women's prisons Offices & Chart | 37 and shelters ZENTRUM ÜBERLEBEN Wege in eine menschenwürdige Zukunft Donors and The achievements described in this report were made possible by the generous support of the following donors Supporters and supporters. Center ÜBERLEBEN

The Red Pencil International

Foundation Wings of Hope AUTONOME PROVINZ PROVINCIA AUTONOMA BOZEN - SÜDTIROL DI BOLZANO - ALTO ADIGE

PROVINZIA AUTONOMA DE BULSAN - SÜDTIROL

Autonomous Region of Bolzano

European Commission German Foreign Office

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development The Center for Victims of Torture Kurdistan Regional Government

MISEREOR UN OCHA Donations General Director of Social Care and Development, terre des hommes Sulaymaniyah aktion hoffnung – Hilfe für die Mission GmbH Halabja Chemical Victims Society Anna von Gierke Stiftung Halabja Human Rights Bureau Bilkay Öney, Former Minister of Integration Halabja Monument Baden-Wuerttemberg Harikar Christian Aid Program Northern Iraq (CAPNI) Health Directorate of Kirkuk Pflüger International GmbH International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims THE SALT Foundation Iraqi Political Institute, Kirkuk LUTHERAN Süddeutsche TV GmbH Ministry of Health, Kurdistan Region WORLD FEDERATION Ministry of Human Rights, Iraq Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Kurdistan Region Evangelical Lutheran Church Other Supporters Ministry of Martyr and Anfal, Kurdistan Region in Bavaria Lutheran World Federation Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger action medeor Public Health Department, Kirkuk Awarakan Amusement Park, Shorish Shahidan Amusement Park, Chamchamal Bauhaus University, Weimar Sherzad Qader Evangelical Lutheran Church in betterplace Shorish Municipality Office Wuerttemberg BORDA Social Care Office, Chamchamal Cinema for Peace Technical University, Berlin City Cinema, Sulaymaniyah Trauma Aid Civil Development Organization Turkish Human Rights Foundation Directorate of Health, Duhok University of Sulaymaniyah, College of Fine Arts Directorate of Health, Erbil Zentrum für Psychotraumatologie und Traumatherapie, Directorate of NGOs, Erbil Niedersachsen Erzbistum, Augsburg Ziegert | Roswag | Seiler Architekten Ingenieure Tearfund Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau Finnish Development Cooperation Organisation

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