Kurdistan Parliament’s Martyrs’ Affairs, Genocide and Political Prisoners Committee commemorated World Genocide Remembrance Day on 9 December, and issued a statement to the KRG, the Iraqi federal government and the international community.
Committees News
Committees' recent meetings - 9 December 2019
In recent meetings committees looked into a recent fatwa advising women against taking taxis alone and unaccompanied, and the rising divorce rate. They also met Peshmerga forces in Zummar, Mosul and Khanaqin to understand their winter conditions, and met with the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami welcomes US and UK church charities
The Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 8 December welcomed representatives of church charities from United States and United Kingdomi. MPs from Parliament’s Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee joined the meeting.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami, committees and KRG Minister discuss Bill on Commercial Advertising
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami chaired a joint meeting of three committees with the KRG Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Kamal Muslim, to discuss the details of the Bill (draft law) on Commercial Advertising.
Committees’ recent meetings – 8 December 2019
In recent meetings Parliament's committees discussed the case of corruption by the head of the Kurdistan Independent Human Rights Commission, meeting with Iraqi Constitutional review committee members, and problems faced by Kurds who have become refugees in Greece.
Parliament’s Presidency chairs meeting of new Parliament Affairs and Complaints Committee
The Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq, with Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and Secretary Muna Kahveci, chaired a meeting with MPs of the newly established Parliament Affairs and Complaints Committee.
Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq chairs seminar on Protection of Domestic Products Bill
Speaker Faiq: "Kurdistan Region should not rely solely on oil revenues...this is part of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s manifesto and Parliament supports this policy."
Committees’ recent meetings – 3 December 2019
In recent meetings, committees looked at the Kurdistan Region Presidency's reasons for returning a recently passed law to Parliament for revisions, and at problems with water meters. The Higher Education Committee visited Soran University.
Committees’ recent meetings – 1 December 2019
The Integrity Committee is looking into the misappropriation of 261 million dinars by the former head of Akre College of Education; the Energy Committee discussed the Iraqi government's insufficient allocation of heating kerosene for families in Kurdistan Region.
Committees’ recent meetings – 27 November 2019
A summary of recent meetings of the Relations and Kurdish Diaspora Committee, Integrity Committee, Health Committee, and Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee.