
Human rights in Iraq
Read the most up-to-date and comprehensive insights regarding human rights in Iraq. You’ll find detailed information covering its background, key issues, ongoing research, urgent actions, and latest news.
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Iraq: People Held in Al-Jed’ah Center Subjected to Torture and Enforced Disappearance After Arrests – New Investigation
October 29, 2024 | Al-Jed’ah

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Iraq: Reject Changes to Personal Status Law Which Would Allow Child Marriage and Further Entrench Discrimination
October 10, 2024

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20 Years Since The US-Led Coalition Invaded Iraq, Impunity Reigns Supreme
March 20, 2023 | Iraq Human Rights

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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record for February 9th hearing on “‘Targeted Killing’ and the Rule of Law: The Legal and Human Costs of 20 Years of U.S. Drone Strikes”
February 9, 2022 | Government Relations

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Mass execution of 21 individuals in Iraq is an outrage
November 17, 2020

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Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’ facing unprecedented health crisis
July 28, 2020

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Defense Department undercounts civilian casualties in new reporting
May 6, 2020 | civilian casualties

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Death penalty 2019: Global executions fell by 5%, hitting a 10-year low
April 20, 2020 | death penalty

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Workshop for media featuring Nazanin Boniadi and the Middle East Institute will examine COVID-19 impact on the Middle East and North Africa
April 7, 2020 | Coronavirus

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Protest Death Toll in Iraq Surges as Security Forces Resume Brutal Repression
January 23, 2020 | denounce torture

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Iraq Must End ‘Campaign of Terror’ Targeting Protestors
December 13, 2019 | abductions

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Gruesome String Of Fatalities in Iraq As New Tear Gas Grenades Pierce Protester’s Skulls
October 31, 2019 | Baghdad