Parliament session begins to vote on Higher Judicial Council bill

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Parliament started on Monday its 51st session under the chairmanship of Speaker Osama al-Nujiefi to vote on the Higher Judicial Council draft law, a media source said. “The session, attended by 225 lawmakers, includes the vote on the Higher Judicial Council and discussing Feyli Kurds subject and to bring back their rights as well as the first reading of the social security draft law for unemployed people,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Feyli Kurds, who make one of the ethnic groups of the Iraqi people, are inhabiting the border areas between Iraq and Iran , mostly concentrated in the areas of Jalawlaa, Khanaqin, Mandili, Badra, Jassan, al-Kut, al-Numaniya and al-Aziziya. There are no official statistics regarding the number of Feyli Kurds in Iraq , particularly after the mass displacement and citizenship deprivation.   SH (TP)/SR   439