Legal Awareness Training Course for Lawyers on Reviewing the Law Supporting the Rights of Components

Within the framework of the “Review of the Law Supporting the Rights of Components” project, the Investigator Organization for Supporting the Rule of Law and Democracy (IOL), in partnership with the CAP Organization and the Kurdistan Bar Association (KBA), and with the support of SIDA, SCR, and SMC, conducted a legal awareness training course for 28 lawyers from Erbil, held from 25 to 27 July 2026.
The three-day course focused on Law No. (5) of 2015 concerning the rights of components, relevant laws related to religious affairs, the role of components in the Kurdistan Region, as well as the right to pursue legal claims and cases.
The training also introduced a draft law prepared to review and amend the aforementioned law, with the aim of submitting it to the Kurdistan Parliament in the future.
A representative of the Kurdistan Bar Association (KBA) attended the course and highlighted the role of IOL and the importance of continuing this type of training, particularly in light of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two sides.
This course is part of a series of activities aimed at strengthening legal awareness and supporting the rights of components, with similar training activities and courses set to continue in the coming periods.