30th May 2019 - Kurdistan Parliament's committees in recent meetings discussed a bill on the Kurdish Diaspora; with UNAMI discussed increasing women's participation in decision-making and government; the children of Yazidi women born through abduction by ISIS terrorists; and helping farmers to sell their wheat harvests.
Committees News
Kurdistan Region’s High Council on Women's Affairs asks for legislation to support its work
The Parliament Committee on Social Affairs, Protection of Women's Rights, and Human Rights on Monday met the Kurdistan Region’s High Council for Women’s Affairs. The High Council asked the parliamentary committee for legislation to govern it as an institution and support its functions. On the plight of children of Yazidi women born through abduction and rape by ISIS terrorists, the high council said that a means should be found to give the children identity and citizenship, so that they can integrate into society.
Parliament pledges support to find the missing children of Halabja chemical attack
25th May 2019 - On International Missing Children's Day, the Kurdistan Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and Committee Head Ms. Sawsan Mir Khan met representatives of families whose children went missing in the aftermath of the 1988 chemical bombardment of Halabja.
Parliament committee releases statement on premeditated attacks in Khanaqin, Dibis and Sargaran
23 May 2019 - After the premeditated attacks in the city of Khanaqin, the district of Dibis, and villages near the district of Sargaran, our committee, supported by President Masoud Barzani, began investigating the attacks, met the farmers from the areas, and submitted a report on their plight to the relevant authorities. Read more...
Summary of committees' recent meetings - 23 May 2019
Parliament's committees in recent meetings discussed consultations with UNAMI on legislative work; supporting Slemani's General Directorate of Culture; the threat of deliberate destruction of Kurdish farmers' production in disputed territories; improving the high school exams process; as well as other issues. Read more...
Summary of committees' recent meetings - 20th May 2019
Minister Falah Mustafa, the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, briefed the relations committee; and the KRG's general director for electricity distribution brief the energy committee on smart metering and the distribution schedule.
Statement on Attacks on Palkana Village: Committee on Kurdistani Areas outside KRG Administrative Area
This latest abuse against the Kurdish population living in Palkana Village in Dibis, Kirkuk, is an act of Arabization. Yesterday’s actions run entirely counter to the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government.
Summary of committees’ recent meetings - 15th May 19
15th May 2019 - A brief summary of Parliament committees’ recent meetings and activities: The Culture, Civil Society, Sports and Youth Committee received a letter signed by many authors and publications, to reactivate Law Number 17 of 2012 which protects the rights and work of authors. They also met Xwener, a non-profit readers' organisation that promotes reading and the love of books. Read news from other committees...
Agriculture & Irrigation Committee meets farmers in areas at risk of ISIS attacks
Parliament’s Agriculture and Irrigation Committee on 12th May met pro-bono lawyers working on the case of farmers in Qaraj, Kandenawa, and Makhmur.
Summary of committees’ recent meetings - 30th April 2019
30 April 2019 – A brief summary of the Kurdistan Parliament’s committees’ recent meetings and activities.