aims of iraqi minorities council

* Boosting Iraqi national unity and sovereignty to build a free, independent, pluralism and democratic Iraq where all people enjoy equal rights regardless of their racial, religious and political background in accordance with the international laws of human rights.

* Defending the minorities national, cultural, political, religious and social rights in the permanent constitution and the laws that govern the Iraqi people''s rights and duties including components and official and semi- official institutions in Iraq.

* Working on enlisting all the names of minorities in the permanent constitution through the coming amendment projects and not to marginalise any of them.

* Strengthening the Council''s relations with the influential national and political currents especially those supporting the minorities expectations.

* Working on nominating the Council''s technocratic persons to take up important official and semi-official prominent positions in the Government, depending on their qualifications.

* Setting up the right of electoral representation for the representatives of Iraqi minorities and allocating a fixed percentage ( quota ) of the seats of the elected constitutional commissions for Iraq as awhole and for the governorates where the minorities are existing. Ensuring the rights of women in the human rights laws.

* Working on abolishing all laws, systems and regulations which snatched personal and public rights from the minority people including the rights of immigrants and the displaced and affected people.

* Developing and enriching the minority groups culturally, socially and economically, as well as boosting relationships among them.