NCIJC Records Testimony of Yazidi Survivor in International Legal Case

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Documenting the testimony of the Yazidi survivor.

The National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation (NCIJC) of Iraq announced on Sunday, 11 May 2025, that it has formally documented the testimony of a Yazidi survivor of captivity.

Iraq's state media published a statement by the NCIJC, which reported that the NCIJC documented the testimony of a Yazidi survivor via video conference during a court session held on 7 May 2025.

The NCIJC's statement further stated that it had received a request for legal assistance from the Basic Court of Pristina, Kosovo, relating to proceedings against the accused terrorist Murad Diranjani. Diranjani is alleged to have committed grave crimes and violations during his involvement with the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organisation in Iraq and Syria.

Upon reviewing its records, the NCIJC confirmed the identification of the Iraqi victim, a member of the Yazidi community, who survived abduction, enslavement, and assault by an individual known as Abu Yahya al-Almani. Almani is implicated in crimes against humanity and acts of genocide.

The Centre reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating mechanisms of international judicial cooperation, particularly in cases involving serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity, with the objective of securing justice for victims and upholding the principle of accountability.

ISIS seized vast parts of northern and western Iraq in June 2014. Two months later, on 3 August 2014, the organisation launched a genocide against the Yazidi community in the Shingal district, kidnapping 6,417 Yazidi women and children. Many people were subjected to sexual slavery and forced labour. In the space of a few weeks, more than 5,000 people were killed.

According to the Office of Rescuing Abducted Yazidis of the Kurdistan Region's Presidency, 2,590 Yazidis are still missing.



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