Heartland Alliance, for Human Needs and Human Rights, is an independent, non-sectarian, non-profit organization founded in 1888. Amongst its aims is the provision of legal protection for people in danger, including refugees, migrants, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable populations facing discrimination or violence.
Heartland Alliance has been operating in Iraq since 2004 in areas including mental health, institutionalised people and gender-based violence. Their publications include:
Human Trafficking in Iraq: Patterns and Practices in Forced Labor and Sexual Exploitation