Annex I. Abbreviations and glossary

• Author: European Asylum Support Office (EU body or agency)
• Pages: 188-189

Common analysis | Iraq

January 2021

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Annex I. Abbreviations and glossary

AQ-I

Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Asayish

Intelligence services of the KRG

CAT

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or

Punishment

CJEU

Court of Justice of the European Union

COI

Country of origin information

EASO

European Asylum Support Office

ECHR

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Free doms

(European Convention on Human Rights), as amended by Protocols Nos. 11 and

14, 4 November 1950

ECtHR

European Court of Human Rights

EU

European Union

fasliya

A traditional practice, whereby family members, including women and children,

are traded to settle tribal disputes

FGM/C

female genital mutilation/cutting

ID

identification documentation

IDP(s)

Internally displaced person(s)

IED

improvised explosive device

IILHR

Institute for International Law and Human Rights

INSO

International NGO Safety Organisation

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IPA

international protection alternative

ISF

Iraqi Security Forces

ISIL

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq

and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State, or Daesh

ISIS

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; see also ISIL.

jizya

A tax to be paid by Abrahamic non-Muslims, such as Christians and Jews. Imposed

by ISIL in areas it controlled.

KDP

Kurdistan Democratic Party

KRG

Kurdistan Regional Government

KRI

Kurdistan Region of Iraq – refers to Dohuk, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah governorates