Mniejszości chrześcijańskie powracające do swoich domów w Iraku po atakach Państwa Islamskiego - wyzwania dla prawa do powrotu

Ewelina Ochab

doi:10.21697/CSP.2021.25.1.01

Published: 2021-08-27

No. 25 (2021)

Christian Minorities Returning to Their Homes in Post-Daesh Iraq – Challenges to The Right to Return

Ewelina Ochab

Christianity-World-Politics

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21697/CSP.2021.25.1.01

Abstract

The Daesh reign began to come to an end when the Global Coalition against Daesh launched a successful campaign. After the liberation of many parts of the Nineveh Plains in late 2016, some communities indigenous to the region expressed their wish to return to their homes. And indeed, these communities have the right to do so. However, this right to return may not mean anything if the numerous challenges facing their situation in the area are not effectively addressed. The paper discusses some of the practicalities of the right to return and scrutinises the main challenges faced by religious minorities preventing them from exercising their right to return. Firstly, the paper considers the law and policy pertaining to the right to return, looking at the international and domestic standards. Secondly, the paper explores the several challenges that the returnees have been facing and that may prevent them from returning unless they are adequately addressed, including the issue of reconstruction, security, and justice. The paper considers the case of Christian minorities in Iraq only, although many of the challenges discussed here will be shared by other religious minorities wishing to return to their homes after conflict-related displacement.

Keywords:

Islamic State, human rights, Nineveh Plain, refugees, internally displaced persons

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Ochab, E. (2021). Christian Minorities Returning to Their Homes in Post-Daesh Iraq – Challenges to The Right to Return. Christianity-World-Politics, (25). https://doi.org/10.21697/CSP.2021.25.1.01

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