Yanar Mohammed

Yanar Mohammed is co-founder and Director of the Organization of Women's Freeom in Iraq whose work includes advocating against honour killings and child marriages Yamar has received several prestigious awards for her work and is currently based in Iraq.

Iraq's female citizens: prisoners of war

Iraqi woman human rights defender Yanar Mohammed spoke to Jennifer Allsopp at the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference about grass-roots responses to the atrocities women are facing under ISIS.

By Jennifer Allsopp and Yanar Mohammed

/ 26 Apr 2015