Ep. 02 | Sandra Orlovic | الحلقة 02 | ساندرا أورلوفيتش (ترجمة عربية متوفرة) скачать в хорошем качестве

Ep. 02 | Sandra Orlovic | الحلقة 02 | ساندرا أورلوفيتش (ترجمة عربية متوفرة)

Episode Description: When one thinks of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), they might consider issues of migration management, migrant protection, and humanitarian assistance. But in the case of the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL), IOM Iraq has played a key role in providing technical assistance to Iraqi institutions, civil society and survivors, leading to the enactment of the law itself in March 2021, and a series of achievements since as the YSL implementation has gotten off the ground, with the General Directorate for Survivors’ Affairs coordinating implementation efforts, the Committee reviewing applications, and the allocation of funding from the federal budget. The application process launched over a year ago, and more than 1,000 survivors have now received their monthly salaries (sign up to the Coalition for Just Reparations’ monthly newsletter here to stay informed with the latest statistics). So how has IOM found itself in the reparation “business” and what is the nature of its role in supporting reparations in Iraq? Which of the provisions are the most challenging – and important – to implement? What are the very real challenges facing those who hope to see survivors achieve the meaningful justice promised in the transitional justice framework, and what role should civil society organisations play in supporting survivors to realise their right to reparations under the YSL? C4JR sat down with the Head of IOM Iraq´s Reparation team, Sandra Orlovic, to discuss these issues and many others in a wide-ranging conversation drawing on her extensive experience in the implementation process of the YSL in recent years. As we discuss, the Yazidi Survivors Law is a comprehensive piece of legislation which goes well beyond the common understanding of reparations and, in addition to compensation, covers rehabilitation, land, housing, education, employment, genocide recognition, the search for the missing, the return of physical remains of the deceased to their families, memorialisation, and also – as we discuss – the pursuit of criminal justice. The YSL even sets out that it aims to prevent the recurrence of violations. Our conversation was recorded in November 2023.