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Press Release :Supporting the Lawsuit by Representatives of Civil Society Organizations in Iraq at the Federal Supreme Court

By virtue of Article 93 / III of the Constitution, a group of representatives of Iraqi civil society organizations (Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Iraqi Society for Health Administration and Promotion, Dar El-Salam Iraqi Center, and Women for Peace Organization) filed a lawsuit to the Federal Supreme Court on Mr. Mohamed Fouad Maasum (Temporary Speaker of the  Iraqi House of Representatives, according to Age rule) in addition to his post, for repeatedly and deliberately breaching with the Constitution, beginning with the adjournment of the parliament opening session, resulting in non-election of the three sovereign presidencies. Read more…

Ruling Party Demands One Billion Dollars in Defamation Lawsuit - Journalistic Freedoms Observatory - August 2010

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq August 2, 2010: The Kurdistan Democratic Party has filed a one billion US dollar defamation lawsuit, the largest in Iraqi history, against an opposition newspaper, the Metro Center to Defend Journalists, which represents the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory JFO in Kurdistan region, said today.

On July 20, Rozhnama, a newspaper affiliated with the main opposition group Change, published a report about illegal oil trade in Iraqi Kurdistan. The story included claims that the two ruling parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, KDP, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK, have made millions of dollars from oil smuggling.

Fazil Mirani, KDP politburo secretary, filed a defamation lawsuit on July 25 demanding one billion US dollars in compensation from the newspaper. The plaintiff filed a separate lawsuit seeking travel ban on Nawshirwan Mustafa, publisher of Rozhnama and head of the Change movement; Azad Chalak, Rozhnama editor-in-chief; and Sirwan Rasheed, who wrote the article.

A court hearing for the travel ban has been scheduled for August 8 in Erbil.

“This is the biggest compensation demand by a plaintiff in the history of Iraqi journalism,” said the Metro Center to Defend Journalists. “We are very concerned about this lawsuit. We believe it sets a precedent that will negatively affect the press in the region and will have a chilling effect on journalists.”

“I was really shocked by the lawsuit,” Rasheed said. “I depended on various sources to write the report. If they (KDP) claim that the information is not correct then they should tell people the correct information.”

Rozhnama, launched in June 2007, is published by Wisha Company. Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of Goran (Change) Movement established the company in 2006.

Civil Society Fellowships - Revenue Watch International - March 2010

RWI have 2 different fellowships available for civil society activists and leaders. One is an 8 week Petrad course for civil society leaders seeking to speed up on technical issues and the second offers six months at RWI’s New York office for mid-career civil society activists.
Petrad Fellowship: For civil society leaders who want to quickly get up to speed on technical issues, the opportunity includes an 8 week Petrad course in Norway in the fall.   Since the course is run for mid-career government officials, successful candidates must have strong diplomatic skills and a solid base of understanding on extractive industries issues.
Application Description

CA Fellowship: For mid-career civil society activists who have the potential to be future leaders of their coalition or organization, this program offers six months in New York at RWI’s office conducting original research, auditing university courses, working along side RWI staff, and attending networking events and six months implementing a related project in the fellow’s home country.   Because of the duration, applicants must be independent and have strong support from their home institution.  Only introductory knowledge of extractive issues is required but the individual must be able to demonstrate commitment to continue extractives campaigns after the program.
Application Description
The deadline for applications is 19th of March 2010.
 
Joint Iraq Policy Brief: "Fallen Off the Agenda? More and Better Aid Needed for Iraq Recovery" - Mercy Corps and NCCI - July 2010
In order to effectively contribute to Iraq's recovery, the EU and its member states, including the UK, should acknowledge the need for more significant and longer-term commitment.  Furthermore, they should improve aid effectiveness by ensuring more direct participation of the Iraqi people in the recovery processes.

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