But the government must heed the advice of civil society to make sure it is implemented properly.
![Mourners carry coffins with the remains of people from the Yazidi minority, who were killed by ISIL, after being exhumed from a mass grave, to bury them in Kojo, Iraq on February 6, 2021 [File: Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-02-06T135002Z_1559658930_RC21NL98XA3E_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-YAZIDI-FUNERAL.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Nicolette Waldman is a researcher with Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme, where she focuses on children in armed conflict.
But the government must heed the advice of civil society to make sure it is implemented properly.