Iran Reviews > UN: Human Rights Abuses in Iraq Still Widespread

[GlobalSecurity.org Hot Topics] The report also addresses the conduct of security operations in Basra and Sadr City by the Iraqi and the multi-national forces in Iraq between March and May. It says heavy fighting in densely populated urban areas, where militia members positioned themselves, resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries.

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[GlobalSecurity.org Hot Topics] Human rights abuses continue in Iraq, despite security improvement ...: The number of detainees held by the United States-led Multinational Forces in IRAQ (MNF-I) remained steady at between 21,000 and 23,000 and was down to 21,881 on 30 June 2008. “UNAMI remained concerned about the internment of suspects in MNF-I custody for prolonged periods without judicial review of their cases, and administrative review procedures that do not fulfil the requirement to grant detainees due process in accordance with internationally recognized norms,”

[balita-dot-ph] Human rights situation in Iraq remains serious, says UN report ...: GENEVA, Dec. 3 -- Iraq has witnessed great improvements in general security conditions, but the human rights situation in the country remains serious, a UN.

[Kansas City Star: World] www.kansascity.com | 12/02/2008 | UN concerned over treatment of ...: A U.S.-Iraqi crackdown against Shiite extremists in Basra has failed to stop the killings, according to the U.N.De Mistura said 80 to 82 women had reportedly been killed there so far this year, but there has been only one .

[chron.com World news] UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees | World news ...: also singled out the problem of so-called honor killings of women in the semiautonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq and in the mainly Shiite southern area of Basra. A U.S.-Iraqi crackdown against Shiite extremists in Basra has failed to stop the killings.

[Welcome Everyone To Darithdeng.com] UN report: Human rights situation in Iraq remains serious ...: The plight of women across Iraq still requires urgent measures to combat gender-based violence, including so-called honor crimes, widely reported from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, it added.

[Iraq Updates - Latest News] Human Rights Situation in Iraq Still Remains Serious, Says UNAMI ...: The report highlights the situation of detainees across the country that remains of serious concern, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Many detainees have been deprived of their liberty for month or even years, often under harsh physical conditions, without access to defense counsel, or without being formally charged with a crime or produced before a judge.

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[Latest Breaking News Trends] UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees (AP) | Latest ...: The Shiite-dominated government has made a more concerted effort to stop the killings in Basra, but the grim statistics show that “progress needs to be faster,” he said.

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[CT Blue] CT Blue » Blog Archive » Iraqi Justice for Women: Authorities in the southern Iraqi city of Basra have admitted they are powerless to prevent ‘honour killings’ in the city following a 70 per cent increase in religious murders during the past year.

[UN Dispatch] $100 for an Iraqi Woman's Life: But when we look at UNICEF footage or a Save the Children solicitation, does it also occur to us that we are seeing a symptom of a threat that could destroy our way of life? Rarely.

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