Reports say that the Iraqi authorities plan to start executing the prisoners in batches of 20 this week. Last year at least 285 people were sentenced to death and ...
In the Middle East and North Africa region, human rights defenders are all too often vilified, persecuted and even criminalized for their peaceful activities. This ...
Women and girls in Iraq are suffering from systematic violence and a sustained assault on their human rights. In addition to being victims of the bombings and other ...
The agreement signed between the US President and the Prime Minister ofIraq on 14 December 2008 opens the way for the transfer of thousands ofdetainees from US
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 14/033/2008. 17 December 2008. Iraq: Allegations of beating of Iraqi journalist must be investigated. ...
The journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush isreported to have suffered various injuries after being beaten up bysecurity officials.
Majeed Ibrahim Hamo and Saeed Khalil are at risk of imminent execution. The men's death sentences are now with Mas’ud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional ...