London: Women enslaved and abused by Australians who joined Islamic State overseas should be entitled to victims’ compensation payments in Australia, says a British group campaigning for refugee Yazidis.

The Lotus Flower, a British-based not-for-profit, says it is in the final stages of pressing a compensation claim in a NSW court, which it hopes may set an international precedent.

In addition, they want the government to confiscate funds frozen under sanctions against IS terrorists and use them to reimburse these women and help restart their shattered lives.

“The money won’t be a lot for the victims but it is more about their moral standing,” said The Lotus Flower founder Taban Shoresh.

“It will never take away their pain but we believe compensation will bring them a sense of closure.