A virtual reality experience and touring exhibition that puts survivors’ voices at the centre

More than ten years after ISIS attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, survivors are still waiting for justice. Nobody’s Listening brings audiences face to face with what happened – and asks what each of us will do next.

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120,000+People reached

22Countries on 6 continents

30+Conferences

WinnerVR Awards 2022 – Social Impact

Shown at

Parliaments, the UN and the world’s leading universities. More than 50 exhibitions and events in 22 countries on six continents.

Parliaments and governments

Parliament of Iraq
UK Parliament
European Parliament
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
United States Congress
French Senate
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

On the world stage

United Nations Headquarters, New York
Peace Palace, The Hague
Global Coalition against Daesh ministerial meeting
Nuremberg Forum, Courtroom 600
Memory Studies Association conference, Buenos Aires
International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative conference
European External Action Service
Foreign ministries of Belgium, Estonia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Ukraine
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg

Museums and institutes

ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
United States Institute of Peace
Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
Amna Suraka Museum, Sulaimani
Canadian Museum for Human Rights · 2027

Universities

Harvard University
Yale University
Stanford University
Columbia University
Georgetown University
King’s College London
University of Connecticut
University of Queensland

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Listen. Understand. Act.

Nobody’s Listening moves visitors from hearing survivors’ voices, to understanding the genocide and its continuing consequences, to taking meaningful action.

A Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament tries the VR experience

01

Listen

Step into Kocho village with survivors and hear what happened in their own words.

02

Understand

What happened in Sinjar in 2014, why it is recognised as genocide, and what survivors still face today.

Visitors tie ribbons to the We Are Listening tree at the U.S. Institute of Peace

03

Act

Tie a ribbon to the We Are Listening tree, make a pledge, and bring the exhibition to your audience.

Core exhibitions

ZKM | Center for Art and MediaKarlsruhe · 2021–22

Representation of Baden-Württemberg to the EUBrussels · 2022

University of Nebraska OmahaOmaha · 2023

United States Institute of PeaceWashington DC · 2023–24

Nobel Peace CenterOslo · 2024

University of ConnecticutStorrs · 2025

“Nobody’s Listening is a moving exhibition that pays tribute to the courage of the survivors of genocide and amplifies their call for justice.”Amal Clooney, barrister