by beheerder | Jul 15, 2021 | News
We are grateful to the Dutch Parliament, by voting in favor of the Yazidi cause and recognizing what happened to them, which is a genocide according to international standards and human rights organizations… Layla Taalo, a Yazidi survivor and human rights...
by beheerder | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Amnesty International: Speaking to the UN Security Council today, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie cited an upcoming Amnesty International report on Yezidi child survivors of the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. Highlighting the lack of...
by beheerder | Oct 25, 2019 | News
Georgetown University will host the 8th International Symposium on Women and Genocide in the 21st Century: The Case of Darfur on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27. Layla Taalo will participate as speaker. More information at the website of the Darfur Women...
by beheerder | Aug 15, 2019 | News, Video
On 14 August, 2019, Layla visited Kocho village where a mass grave was found. The bodies of the victims will be reburied and DNA will be taken for examination, further identification and evidence for future claims and accusations at a tribunal. Layla visited a school...
by beheerder | Aug 10, 2019 | News, Video
On 3 August, 2014, ISIS launched a genocide against the Yazidis living in Sinjar, northern Iraq, which led to the death and disappearance of thousands. Layla, 32, was kidnapped and forced to become a sex slave. She was sold eight times. Five years later hundreds of...
by beheerder | Aug 2, 2019 | News, Video
Layla spoke at HagueTalks, a Dutch platform for creative minds and peace inventors. ...
