Kurdistan Regional Government


 

Women's Rights

Legal Documents

Government Structures and Institutions

  • Women's Rights Monitoring Board
    • Contact: wrmb@krg.org
  • High Council of Women's Affairs

Ministry of Interior

  • General Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women
    • Contact: b.tundetezhy_zhnan@yahoo.com / 066-264-8547
  • Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women - Erbil
  • Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women - Slemani
  • Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women - Duhok

Other Ministries

  • KRG Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - responsible for women's shelters
  • KRG Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs - responsible to mobilise religious efforts to combat gender-based violence

Hotlines for Emergency Assistance

  • Erbil: 066-256-7272 / 0750-759-8172 (Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women)
  • Erbil: 0750-464-9393 / 0750-382-5353 (Kurdistan Women's Union)
  • Slemani: 199 Asiacell only (Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women)
  • Duhok: 062-165 (Directorate to Combat Violence Against Women)

Non-Governmental Organizations (Kurdish) - A list of NGOs specializing in the field of women's rights and empowerment