A conference is taking place in Baghdad on the ninth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide perpetrated by ISIS in Shengal (Sinjar), which began on 3 August 2014.

The conference organised under the motto “Self-governance is the guarantee of life for the constituents in Iraq” is attended by families of martyrs, tribal leaders in Shengal and representatives of several political parties and institutions.

A conference on behalf of the Yazidi Freedom and Democracy Party (PADÊ) was read out by Azad Ebdul, who stated that the Yazidi people are still suffering nine years after the genocide by ISIS. “The survivors of the genocide cannot return to their lands for political reasons,” he said.

Defining the massacre of Yazidis as a deathful wound in the history of Iraq, Ebdul stressed that the Yazidi genocide must be recognized to avoid further massacres.

Ebdul also criticized the silence in the face of the genocide against Yazidis, adding that the laments for the slain children resound the earth today.