2. Lecture: Popular attitudes in Iraq and Sweden towards those accused of affiliation with ISIS

Lecture: Popular attitudes in Iraq and Sweden towards those accused of affiliation with ISIS

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Seven years after the fall of ISIS, approximately 1 million internally displaced persons still live in camps. They are often stigmatized as supporters, regardless of whether their cooperation was voluntary or coerced. Meanwhile, perpetrators of crimes against humanity need to be brought to justice, and the innocent need reintegration into their home countries. What attitudes do Sweden and Iraq have toward these individuals, and what are the political and legal challenges surrounding their return?

Lecture
Date
10 Dec 2024
Time
18:00 - 19:00
Location
Auditorium Sappören, Sprängkullsgatan 25.
Participants
Kristen Kao, researcher, Department of Political Science.
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Organizer
Utrikespolitiska Föreningen Göteborg.
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About the lecture

Popular Attitudes in Iraq and Sweden Towards Those Accused of Affiliation with ISIS

At its height, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) governed a population of approximately 10 million people, including tens of thousands of foreign nationals. Seven years after the territorial defeat of ISIS, about 1 million internally displaced persons (IDP) remain trapped in a constellation of camps across the region. These IDPs are stigmatized as ISIS supporters regardless of the level of cooperation with the group they engaged in and whether this cooperation was voluntary or coerced. Now that the conflict has ended, individuals who engaged in crimes against humanity need to be brought to justice, but others who may have simply fled ISIS to the safety of camps and never actively supported the group, need reintegration and reconciliation in their home communities. Those with foreign citizenship should, under international law, return home. This talk will present data on attitudes of Swedish and Iraqi citizens towards accused ISIS-affiliated displaced persons and discuss the politics surrounding their return to their home communities.

Contact

Abigail Hartshorn Guerrero
Vice Ordförande/Vice President

Utrikespolitiska föreningen i Göteborg / The Society of International Affairs in Gothenburg

ufgbg.se

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