Events
Justice and Healing for Victims of Genocide and Sexual Slavery: The Case of the Yazidis
Date and Time
Monday, November 20, 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Description
Justice and Healing for Victims of Genocide and Sexual Slavery: The Case of the Yazidis
November 20 from 5-7pm at the Loosemore Auditorium.
Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking, ISIS Survivor and Human-Rights Activist will speak on the Yazidi Genocide and Sexual Slavery. She is accompanied by Haider Elias, president of Yazda, a Global Yazidi Organization, that talks about efforts to bring justice, sustenance, healing and rejuvenation to the Yazidis who have suffered under or are affected by, the genocidal campaign against their people by the so-called Islamic State (IS) as well as the IS campaign against other vulnerable ethno-religious minorities.