1300 jezidi kinderen nog steeds vermist 10 jaar na genocide door IS

Als u vragen heeft verneem ik die graag. Jos de Voogd, persvoorlichter Save the Children. Noten bij het persbericht (niet alle onderstaande noten worden direct in het persbericht genoemd): [1] “The 400,000-strong community had all been displaced, captured, or killed.” VN rapport van de Hoge Commissaris voor de Mensenrechten met conclusie Genocide https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoISyria/A_HRC_32_CRP.2_en.pdf [2 en 3] An estimated 9,900 Yazidis were killed or kidnapped. Onderzoekers in onderzoeksplatform PLoS medicine. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002297 [4] 6,417 Yazidis were abducted: 2,869 males and 3,548 females. It is reasonable to estimate half of these were children, according to jezidi NGO Nadia’s Initiative. [5] Well-being of Yazidi Children in the Aftermath of the 2014 Genocide. Rapport van Save the Children 2023 https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/well-being-of-yazidi-children-in-the-aftermath-of-the-2014-genocide/?_ga=2.63628649.716901417.1720694295-630413054.1694098843&_gl=1*1k2bhq8*_ga*NjMwNDEzMDU0LjE2OTQwOTg4NDM.*_ga_646SWQJ0VB*MTcyMDY5NDI5NS4yNDkuMS4xNzIwNjk0NDgzLjYwLjAuMA..*_ga_GRKVSTV36C*MTcyMDY5NDI5NS4yMzYuMS4xNzIwNjk0NDgzLjYwLjAuMA [6] 2,644 (1,244 women and 1,402 men) remain missing, half of these (1,300) are children, according to NGO Yazda. https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/iraq/. [7 en 8] Around 300 to 400 children are still alive in captivity, according to jezidi NGO Nadia’s Initiative. A total of 3,562 Yazidis have been rescued, including 1,059 female children and 957 male children, according to Nadia’s Initiative. [9] 200,000 Yazidi’s remain displaced in Iraq https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/refugees-international-condemns-renewed-hate-speech-and-targeting-yazidi-community-sinjar-northern-iraq [10] https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/no-safe-recovery-impact-explosive-ordnance-contamination-affected-populations-iraq [11] A Childhood of Fear: The impact of genocide on Yazidi Children in Sinjar. Survey van Save the Children (2022) https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/well-being-of-yazidi-children-in-the-aftermath-of-the-2014-genocide/?_ga=2.63628649.716901417.1720694295-630413054.1694098843&_gl=1*1k2bhq8*_ga*NjMwNDEzMDU0LjE2OTQwOTg4NDM.*_ga_646SWQJ0VB*MTcyMDY5NDI5NS4yNDkuMS4xNzIwNjk0NDgzLjYwLjAuMA..*_ga_GRKVSTV36C*MTcyMDY5NDI5NS4yMzYuMS4xNzIwNjk0NDgzLjYwLjAuMA Zie ook dit bericht op onze website: https://www.savethechildren.nl/Actueel/Nieuws/Yazidi-kinderen-leven-acht-jaar-na-genocide-nog-st