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Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region of Iraq commits to human rights ...
23 April 2009

Nechirvan Barzani promised to make the security forces accountable for cases of arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearances and other ill-treatment.

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Further US torture revelations highlight need for independent ...
23 April 2009

Condoleezza Rice approved the use of “water-boarding” in 2002 accordingto information released on Wednesday by the US Senate Select Committeeon Intelli.

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Iraq: concerns regarding the future of Camp Ashraf residents
20 April 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 14/012/2009. 20 April 2009. Iraq: concerns regarding the future of Camp Ashraf residents. ...

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Trapped by Violence – Women in Iraq | Amnesty International
20 April 2009

Women and girls in Iraq are suffering from systematic violence and a sustained assault on their human rights.

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Iraq: Hope and fear: Human rights in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
14 April 2009

This report details a wide range of human rights violations committed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in recent years. In particular, it sheds light on violations ...

Report       MDE 14/006/2009

Security forces above the law in Iraqi Kurdistan | Amnesty ...
14 April 2009

Security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region operate outside the rule of law and regularly abuse their authority.

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Iraq: Grave concern at recent killings of men because of their ...
9 April 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 14/010/2009. 9 April 2009. Iraq: Grave concern at recent killings of men because of their sexual orientation ...

Document       MDE 14/010/2009

Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009
1 April 2009

Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2009

The Wire, April/May 2009. Vol. 39, issue 002
1 April 2009

1) World Health Day: When rescuers become casualties; 2) Counter Terror with Justice: On the rights way to justice 3) Livewire: Grief is still so raw; The task ...

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Iraq urged to stop the execution of 128 prisoners on death row ...
13 March 2009

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 ...

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