Iraqi women held without charge

Index Number: MDE 14/003/2012
Date Published: 27 January 2012
Categories: Iraq

Two women employed by Iraq’s Vice-President’s Office were arrested on 1 January 2012. Their current whereabouts are not known. The Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant against the Vice-President and it is believed they have been arrested in relation to this. Amnesty International fears they are at risk of torture and ill-treatment