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UN warns of Iraqi Climate Crisis, Human Rights Concerns

By John Lee. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has concluded an official visit to Iraq with a warning about the dangers of climate change in the country. He also expressed concerns on other human rights issues, such as freedom of expression and the use of torture. Full statement from UN […]

US Businessman Convicted of Torture in Iraq

Man Convicted Of Torture And Exporting Weapons Parts And Related Services To Iraq A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan. According […]

UN Committee against Torture publishes Findings on Iraq

By John Lee The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) has published findings on Cuba, Iceland, Iraq, Kenya, Montenegro and Uruguay, the six State parties it reviewed during its latest session. With regard to Iraq, the CAT said: "The Committee was concerned about continued reports of torture or ill-treatment in detention facilities. It observed that the […]

Iraq's Failure to put a Stop to Torture

By Belkis Wille, for Just Security. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How to answer Iraq's Failure to put a Stop to Torture My heart sank as my colleague told me recently about the latest torture victim from Iraq who had contacted […]

HRW: "Torture Persists in Mosul Jail"

Iraqi officers have committed torture at a detention facility in Mosul at least through early 2019, months after Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on the abuses and shared information about those responsible, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The Iraqi government did not respond to two Human Rights Watch letters requesting an update on steps […]

ISIS Child Suspects "Arbitrarily Arrested, Tortured"

By John Lee. Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government authorities have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged Islamic State (also known as ISIS) affiliation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said, adding that the prosecutions are often based on dubious accusations and forced confessions obtained through torture. The 53-page report, “‘Everyone Must Confess’: Abuses against […]

HRW claims Children Tortured in Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is torturing children to confess to involvement with the Islamic State (ISIS), according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Children told Human Rights Watch that in 2017 and 2018, security officers, known as Asayish, used beatings, stress positions, and electric shock on boys in their custody. Most said […]

Amnesty International’s Annual Report on Iraq

According to a report from Amnesty International, Iraqi government forces, paramilitary militias and the armed group Islamic State (IS) committed war crimes, other violations of international humanitarian law and gross human rights abuses in the internal armed conflict. IS fighters carried out execution-style killings targeting opponents and civilians fleeing IS-held territory, raped and otherwise tortured captives, […]