#sinjar

Also leaving this here too.

Feel free to reblog

Speaking of Yazidis.

Also this.

Now I’m aware the PKK has plenty of its own baggage, but at least they TRIED to protect the Yazidis of Iraq and helped them to fight back against Isis!

(As well as the Assyrians in the NPU and other militias)

Sinjar has been the site of grave war crimes and mass displacement going back a decade, with about 183,000 Sinjaris still displaced today. Yet despite years of waiting, not a single person from Sinjar has received the compensation payments that they are entitled to under Iraqi law for destruction of and damage to their property, we found a year ago.

80 percent of public infrastructure and 70 percent of homes in Sinjar Town were destroyed during the conflict against ISIS between 2014 and 2017. Without this compensation, many displaced Sinjaris lack the financial means to go home and rebuild the homes and businesses lost during the war. A decade on, tens of thousands of Sinjaris are still living in camps across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and largely reliant on humanitarian assistance. As the federal government’s July 30 deadline for closing these camps looms near, delivering these payments becomes even more important.

As of a year ago, 3,500 completed compensation claims were awaiting payment from the Ninewa Governorate’s Finance Department. That number has now risen to 10,000, and still not a single payment has been made, a representative of the Sinjar compensation office told Human Rights Watch.

The office has processed another 26,000 claims that are waiting for final approval from the appeals court before sending them to the Finance Department for payment, the representative said.

Why am I not surprised.

Fucking scumbags!

The poor buggers have been through hell simply for being who they are and now you want to force your vulgar, whitewashed, miserable bastardisation of Christianity on them!

Get SHIT ON!!!!

Fucking hell!

Fucking hell.

Poor buggers.

I’m gonna leave a few links to some organizations that are trying to help the Yazidis.

Feel free to reblog.

Photo: Our team met Pah La Er* on a relief trip in Karen State earlier this year.

1.

Pah La Er*

was captured and tortured by the Myanmar Army.  It’s not easy viewing. But his story mustn't be left unseen. Watch.  Share. Respond.

*pseudonym used for safety.

2.

Niss 

recently told our SEED staff an all-too familiar narrative.

“I studied in a government school for 9 years…they didn’t want the students to know how the Myanmar military committed violence against and killed our Shan people.”

Read how she’s working to help other kid’s dreams come true.

3.

Leaving

home behind again. But this time, the reason is worth celebrating. Ten Rohingya refugee families, most led by mothers like Fatema, recently moved into their newly reconstructed homes. Built by you, to keep them safe and dry.

4.

Pest control 

isn’t usually in our wheelhouse.  Until kids in Newroz and Roj camps in Northeast Syria start suffering sores from infected fly bites. Then it’s our thing. With your help, these pesky flies are biting the dust.

Photo: Local partners completing a pest treatment at a camp in Northeast Syria.

5.

Joyful 

scenes that make our hearts sing. Our local partner Inhalation of Hope’s most recent 3-month trauma care session has wrapped up with what all kids deserve: a celebration.

Photos: The graduation party held to celebrate the students completing their 3-month session.

Kids who have experienced the trauma of war smiling again is just another sign this hope-filled work you’re a part of is truly transformative. Thanks for sticking at it with us. 

Your friends at Partners.