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 Protocol s 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
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