Iraqi Judge visits Yezidi women at FYF Center
Khanke, Duhok
Today prominent Iraqi Judge Qasim Al-Aboudi paid a visit to the Yezidi community at the Free Yezidi Foundation’s Enterprise & Training Center, accompanied by other officials and UNITAD team members.
FYF Country Director Hewan Omer and other FYF staff members spoke in detail with the delegation about a number of matters, including the value of Yezidi-led business, enterprise, education, and training to improve the future of the community in the next generation and also provide employment opportunity and a better life to the community today. FYF is considering holding a bazaar event in Baghdad so that embassies and Iraqi and foreign officials can view and purchase the products created by female Yezidi artisans.
In addition, the judge and the delegation also discussed Yezidi recovery and the difficult topic of children born to Yezidi women from rape. The judge expressed his sympathy to the Yezidi community and solidarity. FYF expressed its gratitude to all those officials who understand the complex matters facing individual survivors and the surviving community as a whole, and supported continued dialogue with judicial officials to guarantee rights of all those affected by the ISIS atrocities. FYF also thanked UNITAD for its continued engagement and support.
