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Five years after the genocide, Yazidis share their forgotten stories and demand justice
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Most Yazidis feel they have been forgotten. JRS shares their stories so their voices are heard.
On 3 August 2014 ISIS launched a genocide against the Yazidis living in Sinjar, northern Iraq, which led to the death and disappearance of thousands. After being liberated, Bahar still has not been able to find out the fate of most of her family.
On 3 August 2014 ISIS launched a genocide against the Yazidis living in Sinjar, northern Iraq, which led to the death and disappearance of thousands. Najah and some of her family members were taken by ISIS.
On 3 August 2014 ISIS launched a genocide against the Yazidis living in Sinjar, northern Iraq, which led to the death and disappearance of thousands. Layla, 32, was kidnapped and forced to become a sex slave. She was sold nine times.
Five years after Islamic State militants launched a genocide against the Yazidi community in Sinjar, northern Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Yazidis are still displaced and living in harsh conditions. JRS calls on the international community to guarantee the security of the Yazidi people, and to provide support for reconstruction, inclusion, and sustainability in Sinjar.
JRS runs a project in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, in northwestern Kenya, which focuses on protection and education for children living with disabilities.
Two brothers embarked on a harrowing journey from Turkey to Macedonia where they finally found protection in a JRS Safe House.
