National campaign to amend the draft law on freedom of expression

The allied organizations participated in the national campaign to amend the draft law on freedom of expression of opinion in the expanded workshop organized by the Iraqi Women’s Network in cooperation with the Parliamentary Development Institute in the Iraqi Council of Representatives and with the participation of a number of ladies and gentlemen MPs and an elite group of civil society organizations to discuss the draft law on freedom of expression, assembly and demonstration. The peaceful
During the session, the draft law that was presented to the House of Representatives in years prior to legislation was discussed, in addition to the proposed government observations, and a quick reading by the advisors of the Human Rights Committee of the draft proposals expected to be voted on within the committee in the coming period as an alternative draft that addresses concerns and includes the recommendations that the committee received throughout the period. past
The Iraqi Women’s Network, the Struggle Society for Human Rights, and the Sama Organization for Psychological Support also presented positions and visions regarding the mechanisms of legislating the law, in addition to clarifying the opportunities and challenges before legislating the important law and the continuity of coordination and cooperation between the House of Representatives and civil society organizations.
In conclusion, the door was opened for interventions and writing of the most important recommendations that will be presented to the Iraqi legislator to take into account the text of the draft and its amendments, in addition to handing over policy papers that were worked on by the civil society coalitions working on amending the draft.