Iraq

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

Iraqi authorities must investigate shoe throwing journalist's ...
16 September 2009

Muntadhar al-Zaidi has been released after nine months in prison for throwing his shoes at former US President George W Bush. He has said that he was tortured by ...

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Iraq: Amnesty International urges Iraqi Prime Minister to address ...
10 September 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI index: MDE 14/029/2009. 10 September 2009. Iraq: Amnesty International urges Iraqi Prime ...

Document       MDE 14/029/2009

Iraq: A thousand people face the death penalty in Iraq
1 September 2009

Iraq now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world. At least 1000 people are believed to be under sentence of death, 150 of whom have exhausted all ...

Report       MDE 14/020/2009

Irák: Un millar de personas se enfrentan a la pena de muerte en ...
1 September 2009

Irák: Un millar de personas se enfrentan a la pena de muerte en Irak

Report       MDE 14/020/2009

Iraq: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Seventh ...
1 September 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       MDE 14/022/2009

Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by today’s mass killing of ...
19 August 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 14/027/2009. Date: 19 August 2009. Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by today ...

Document       MDE 14/027/2009

Iraq authorities must investigate excessive use of force in Camp ...
13 August 2009

Nine Camp Ashraf residents were killed and hundreds more were injured when Iraqi security forces stormed the camp on 28 July.

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Concerns grow for detained Iranian residents of Iraq's Camp Ashraf ...
11 August 2009

Thirty-six Iranians, detained by Iraqi security forces since 28 July, remain at risk of being forcibly returned to Iran where they could face torture or execution ...

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Iraq: Camp residents beaten and tortured
7 August 2009

Thirty-six Iranians detained in Iraq are being held at a police station. Iraqi security forces detained the Iranians when they forcibly seized control of Camp Ashraf ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/026/2009

Iraq: Concern for detained Camp Ashraf residents
4 August 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 14/024/2009. 4 August 2009. Iraq: Concern for detained Camp Ashraf residents. ...

Document       MDE 14/024/2009