Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and the US Consul General Rob Waller on 15 June discussed the preparations to work on the Kurdistan Constitution, the Bill on the Special Court for the Crimes by ISIS, and the situation in the border areas after the killing of six Peshmerga soldiers by the PKK.
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Committees' recent meetings - 14 June 2021
Committees discussed their findings at the villages in the border areas of Duhok affected by the PKK-Turkey conflict; the decision to increase cancer medicines; and the Bill on Preservation of Documents, Manuscripts and National Archives.
Speaker Faiq chairs fourth consultation with UNITAD, academics and legal experts on the Bill on Court for Crimes of ISIS
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 14 June chaired the fourth consultative meeting with UNITAD, to discuss the Bill on the Court in Kurdistan Region for the Crimes of ISIS. This time university academics and legal experts participated in the meeting.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets with Institute for International Law and Human Rights
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 14 June met with the Institute for International Law and Human Rights (IILHR), a non-profit legal consultancy, to discuss its advisory work with Parliament’s standing committees.
Social Affairs & Human Rights Committee in Duhok meet with directorates for domestic violence, social care and prisons
The committee held several meetings to scrutinize the performance of the directorates in Duhok responsible for combating domestic violence, providing social care and running prisons.
Secretary Kahveci to Greece's new Consul General Dr. Stavros Kyrimis: “Kurdistan’s minorities achieved many rights during KRG’s rule”
Kurdistan Parliament Secretary Muna Kahveci on 10 June met with Greece's new Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Dr. Stavros Kyrimis. The status and rights of the original ethnic and religious communities of Kurdistan Region were the main topic of the discussion.
Committees' recent meetings - 10 June 2021
Committees made their recommendations in a report to the KRG on tackling the rise in killings and violence in general and particularly against women, following the sitting of 25 May on the issue.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets with Yazidi women campaigners
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami in his meeting with Mayan Khatun, the wife of Yazidi Prince Mir Hazem Mir Tahsin Bag, and Yazidi women campaigners, said Kurdistan Parliament calls for implementation of the Sinjar Agreement so that Yazidis can safely return to their homes.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq in meeting with part-time teachers: “We will do our best to help achieve your demands”
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 8 June said that Parliament will do its best to help fulfill part-time teachers' demand to be hired as permanent employees, but this needs the KRG's consent because of its impact on public finances.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq to EPIC NGO: Weakness of democratic culture in Iraq means elections will be problematic
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 8 June in her meeting with the representative of Enabling Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) discussed the latest political developments in Iraq and Kurdistan Region, the next Iraqi elections and the challenges that face Iraq before and after the elections.