Iraq

Iraq: Security agreement puts detainees at risk of torture - 27 November 2008

Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International today wa

UK Ministry of Defence agrees to compensate Iraqi torture victims - 14 July 2008

The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq, will be paid compensati

Iraq: World governments misleading and failing Iraqi refugees - 15 June 2008

The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in Iraq when the country is

Iraqi refugees facing desperate situation - 15 June 2008

Iraq's refugee crisis is worsening, while the international community fails to respond in a meaningful way.

UK inquiry into torture and death of Iraqi in UK custody must be independent - 16 May 2008

Amnesty International has welcomed the public inquiry into the case of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while deta

Refugee camp trauma continues for Palestinians - 30 April 2008

More than 3,000 Palestinian refugees are currently cut off from the rest of the world in dire conditions without access to adequate humanitarian assistance. 

Iraq executions follow apparently unfair trials - 18 April 2008

Twenty-eight people have been executed in Iraq this week following what appear to have been hasty and unfair trials.