Jiyan Foundation reiterates its call for the establishment and deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Syria as a necessary foundation for transitional justice. Such a mission would help protect endangered minorities, strengthen the rule of law, promote human rights, and support a credible and inclusive political process. All international engagements with Syria must prioritise this mission.

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights and the Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) warmly congratulate Dr. Barham Salih on his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We take this opportunity to recall his pivotal role in advancing justice for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, particularly through his leadership in the enactment of the Yazidi Female Survivors Law (YSL).

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights is deeply saddened to announce that unprecedented rainfall-induced severe flooding has devastated the Healing Garden in Chamchamal. 

Learning from Iraq: Ten Transitional Justice Lessons for Syria Lessons from Iraq show that justice and peace must go hand in hand. All survivors should

On 15 September 2025, Jiyan Foundation, in partnership with the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights, held a panel in Baghdad addressing education, psychosocial support, and economic empowerment for male survivors of ISIL, promoting justice, rehabilitation, and reintegration under the Yazidi Survivors Law.

On World Humanitarian Day, Jiyan Foundation honors aid workers who risk their lives to serve others. With record numbers of humanitarian workers killed in 2024 and global funding at historic lows in 2025, urgent action is needed. We call on governments, donors, and the public to protect humanitarian workers, increase funding, and uphold intern
ational humanitarian law.