The only female Yazidi MP in Iraq’s parliament, who mobilised the world against Islamic State’s assault on her people, is unable to travel to the US to accept a human rights awards under Donald Trump’s visa ban.

Vian Dakhil was set to receive the Lantos Human Rights Prize at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Feb. 8 for her “courageous defence” of the Yazidi people as they faced mass genocide two years ago at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

However, as a carrier of an Iraqi passport she is unlikely to be allowed to enter the country next week despite holding a US visa.

"It is not clear yet if I will travel or not," Mrs Dakhil, 46, said. “The decision was a complete surprise.”

The Lantos foundation dubbed her “ISIS’s most-wanted woman”. She used her position in parliament to inform the world of the atrocities being committed against the Yazidi people.