Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 2nd February 2022 met with the Organization for Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights and discussed defining rights and freedoms in the draft Kurdistan Constitution.
Sittings & Legislation News
Parliament holds public hearing on Bill on Combating Domestic Violence & Violence Against Families
Kurdistan Parliament’s Committee on Protection of Women’s Rights and the Research Centre together with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on 31 January 2022 held a public hearing on the new Anti-Domestic Violence Bill.
Secretary Muna Kahveci participates in launch of legislative proposal on the public prosecution service
The Investigator Organization for the Rule of Law (IOL), with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US non-profit organization, held a conference on a legislative proposal that aims to reform the public prosecution service.
Committees’ recent meetings – 18 January 2022
In recent meetings committee met with the KRG Education Minister to discuss the Education Bill, asked Parliament's Diwan to improve protocol procedures at Parliament's branch offices, and met with Jordan's Consul General.
Committees' recent meetings - 17 January 2022
Committees discussed medicines' government licensing and registration stickers, and worked on the Tourism Bill and the Education Bill.
Statistics on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in 2021, the third year of the current fifth term
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the following data on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in the year 2021, including the number of sittings, laws and resolutions passed, recommendations, written questions, and attendance of KRG ministers at sittings and committee meetings.
Parliament publishes data on bills, legislative proposals and draft resolutions in the current fifth term of Parliament until end-2021
14 January 2022 - The Kurdistan Parliament presents the following data on legislative work in the current fifth term of Parliament, until the end of 2021.
Committees' recent meetings - 13 January 2022
Committees worked on bills, met with KRG ministers regarding flood remedies and prevention and international recognition of the Kurdish genocide, and wrote to the KRG regarding the high price and low supply of gas and heating oil.
Parliament’s Presidency announce end of autumn session of Parliament
On 31 December 2021, the Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament in a declaration announced their decision to end the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament, per Article 7 (paragraph 1) and Article 18 (paragraph 3) of Parliament’s Internal Rules of Procedure.
Order of Business for sitting of 21 December 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 21st December 2021 at 11am, the 12th ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows: