ICNL’s resources and information on Iraq.
Iraq
Overview
ICNL works with local partner Humanitarian Help Hands (3H) to improve the legal environment for CSOs in Kurdistan. In 2018, 3H-led discussions with government entities resulted in concrete commitments by the government to amend Iraq’s CSO law and improve implementation practices, including by developing an e-registration system to make CSO registration quicker, easier, and less expensive.
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Iraq. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.
Resources

2021, climate, Climate Change & Civic Space, English, icnl report, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, News Post, Regional Reports, Report, resource item, Tunisia
Climate Change and Civic Space in MENA
This study maps laws and regulations that impact civic spaces, participation, and assembly specifically as it relates to climate change ... Read More

2020, China, Coronavirus, English, France, Iceland, In the News, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, News Post, resource item, South Korea, United States
Pandemics and Human Rights
In an article for Just Security, ICNL President Douglas Rutzen and Legal Advisor Nikhil Dutta discuss government overreach during pandemics ... Read More

2020, Analysis, Asia & the Pacific, China, Coronavirus, English, Europe, France, Iceland, icnl report, International, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East & North Africa, News Post, North America, resource item, South Korea, United States
Coronavirus and Civic Space
The coronavirus is a significant threat to public health; it does not need to be a significant threat to civic ... Read More
News
2022, Coronavirus, English, Features, Freedom of Assembly, impact story, International, Iraq, News Post, Spain
Safeguarding Assembly Rights Worldwide

Nearly every country's constitution recognizes the right to peaceful assembly. But since 2020, more than 150 governments have restricted this ... Read More
2020, Algeria, Analysis, Bahrain, Coronavirus, Egypt, English, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, News Post, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Middle Eastern and North African Government Responses to COVID-19

This page provides information on Middle Eastern and North African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 ... Read More
2018, Civil Society & Government Cooperation, English, Features, Freedom of Association, impact story, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa, News Post
Building Cooperation after Conflict in Iraqi Kurdistan

After the war with ISIS in 2014, Kurdistan’s regional government began to increase restrictions on civil society organizations (CSOs) – ... Read More