Claims that British military personnel committed sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence.
Lawyers acting for former Iraqi detainees are calling for a full public inquiry into 33 abuse claims made during British military involvement in Iraq, among the allegations is that two soldiers raped a 16-year-old boy [...]

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Iraq’s flagship criminal court is failing to meet basic international fair trial and due process standards, Human Rights Watch said in a recently released report. The report urges the government to take immediate steps to protect detainees from the possibility of torture and other abuse and to ensure that detainees will have access to counsel [...]

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Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International today warned.
The warning came as the Iraqi Parliament ratified the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the US and Iraqi governments. Under the agreement, which will take effect [...]

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The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq, will be paid compensation by the UK Ministry of Defence.
Almost £3 million will be paid in recognition of the grave human rights violations to which he, and others detained [...]

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“Omar, a 69-year-old refugee from Baghdad, said he will die a ’slow death’ if assistance is stopped. He and his family have depended on food and medical assistance since they fled to Syria in 2006.” – UNHCR, May 2008.
Iraq remains one of the most dangerous places in the world. Its refugee crisis is worsening. According [...]

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Amnesty International has welcomed the public inquiry into the case of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra.
Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old father of two, died in September 2003. A post-mortem examination revealed 93 separate injuries on his body.
Amnesty International said: [...]

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Twenty-eight people have been executed in Iraq this week following what appear to have been hasty and unfair trials. Those executed were arrested in clashes that took place in the past three weeks.
Amnesty International has said that, for them to be arrested, sentenced and executed within such a short period raises serious concerns about [...]

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Court Ruling Ends Case Against Bilal Hussein
US forces should immediately release Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein – detained nearly two years ago – in accordance with an Iraqi judicial ruling ordering a halt to legal proceedings against him, Human Rights Watch said today.
Link to hrw.org

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