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A proposal of resolution is pending in the Belgian Federal Parliament from Koen Metsu (N-VA) and Georges d' Allemagne (CdH). They are asking the Belgian government to recognize the systematic extermination of the Yezidis as genocide. In the following paragraphs, we will elaborate on the qualification 'genocide', the situation of the Yezidi during the genocide and after, and what kind of action should be taken to prevent these kinds of events in the future. We will also discuss why international recognition of the genocide against the Yezidi is indispensable.

We will dwell more specifically on the psychological aspects of such recognition and examine which psychosocial effects such a recognition can trigger in the various victims.

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