Human Rights Development Organization

03/08/2025

The Human Rights Development Organization took part in a conference held by the Pugwash Group on 19 April 2025 in Sulaymaniyah, to commemorate the 1988 chemical weapons attack on Kurdish civilians in Halabja, and to discuss the current efforts to ban and prevent the development of chemical weapons at both the international level and within the Middle East region.

On 19 April 2025 the Iraq Pugwash Group organized a conference in Sulaymaniya to commemorate the use of chemical weapons against Kurdish Iraqis in 1988 and to discuss the present efforts to ban che…

03/08/2025

On 9 July 1955, Bertrand Russell delivered a public statement in London on the dangers of nuclear weapons. It was cosigned by Albert Einstein, in his last public political act, and has come to be known as the Russell-Einstein Manifesto. The Manifesto led in 1957 to the founding of the Pugwash Confer...

03/08/2025

The turns 50 this year.

To mark the occasion, has launched a special commemorative publication with support from / that explores the Convention’s past, present & future.

🔗 Read the publication: disarmament.unoda.org/the-biological….

03/08/2025

🔎 Strengthening CBRN crime investigation, prosecution & adjudication capabilities in Moldova

From 27 to 31 January 2025, the National Institute of Justice of 🇲🇩 Moldova hosted the third capacity-building training under the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative's pilot project on strengthening their CBRN investigation, prosecution, and adjudication capabilities.

Funded by the 🇪🇺 European Commission’s Foreign Policy Instruments Service and implemented by UNICRI🇺🇳, this training enhanced Moldova’s ability to investigate, prosecute & adjudicate CBRN crimes.

🔹 Key highlights:
✅ CBRN crime scene to courtroom – Participants explored CBRN crime scene investigation, forensic capabilities & legal prosecution strategies.
✅ Practical exercises – Experts guided participants through CBRN evidence collection, nuclear forensics & chain of custody best practices.
✅ International CBRN case studies – Real-world experiences from the 🇬🇧 UK, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇩🇪 Germany & 🇸🇰 Slovakia provided valuable lessons.
✅ Cross-border coordination – Sessions focused on intelligence sharing, undercover operations & witness protection to strengthen cooperation.
✅ Building national capabilities – The training reinforced Moldova’s legislative & institutional frameworks to enhance national response.

This initiative is a significant step forward in enhancing Moldova’s ability to combat CBRN threats and improve regional & international collaboration.
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/4hH7uDf

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03/08/2025

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03/08/2025

On June 24, 2025, the Human Rights Development Organization held a meeting with two legal experts to prepare a draft national law that criminalizes the denial of genocide, its promotion, or the insult of its victims.

"في 24 حزيران 2025، نظّمت منظمة تنمية حقوق الإنسان اجتماعًا مع خبيرين في القانون، بهدف إعداد مشروع قانون وطني يجرّم إنكار الإبادة الجماعية أو الترويج لها أو إهانة ضحاياها."

03/08/2025

On March 16, 2025, the Human Rights Development Organization organized a solidarity gathering and a press conference at the Iraqi Parliament Office in Sulaymaniyah, marking 37 years since the chemical attack on the city of Halabja by the Saddam Hussein regime. During the conference, the organization called on the international community to hold accountable the international companies that supplied Saddam’s regime with chemical weapons, to compensate the victims, and to provide medical care for the injured. The event was attended by several Iraqi parliament members, along with a number of civil society organizations.

في 16 آذار 2025، نظمت منظمة تنمية حقوق الإنسان وقفة تضامنية ومؤتمرًا إعلاميًا في مكتب مجلس النواب العراقي بمدينة السليمانية، بمناسبة مرور 37 عامًا على قصف مدينة حلبجة بالسلاح الكيمياوي من قبل نظام صدام حسين. وخلال المؤتمر، طالبت منظمة تنمية حقوق الإنسان، المجتمع الدولي بمقاضاة الشركات العالمية التي زودت النظام صدام بالسلاح الكيمياوي، وتعويض الضحايا، وتوفير الرعاية الطبية للمصابين. وشارك في الفعالية عدد من نواب البرلمان العراقي إلى جانب عدد من منظمات المجتمع المدني.

05/01/2025

ئیڤا؛ ئەو کچەی لە ناو دۆزخی سەربازگەی تۆپزاوە لەدایکبوو.

29/09/2024

National participants engage in self-managed training cycle to improve chemical emergency preparedness