Iraq: CERD commends Iraq’s progress in racial discrimination efforts, calls for continued action

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Geneva, August 2024 – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has praised Iraq […]

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Iraq: UN experts express their concerns for the safety of an activist arrested in Basra and prosecuted over his views

05/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 April 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the arrest by the authorities in […]

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UN experts concerned about attack on Iraqi journalist covering protests in the country 

02/01/2022

News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 2, 2022 UN experts have expressed their concern about the alleged physical attacks, threats and judicial harassment against […]

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Iraq: UN concerned about targeting civil society activists participating in demonstrations  

13/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 13, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have condemned the targeting of human rights […]

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UN Assistance Mission for Iraq report confirms that torture is widespread in the country and that the only solution is to apply the law

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited and by the Committee for Justice Geneva August 3 2021 A report issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]

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UN Committee urges end to impunity for enforced disappearances

02/12/2020

News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) issued a report of […]

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Iraq: UN Committee urges end to impunity for enforced disappearances

27/11/2020

News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) issued a report of […]

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UN concerned over mass executions and unfair trials in Iraq amid calls for an “immediate” halt to executions

21/11/2020

Press release:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice, Geneva, November 21, 2020 A number of UN human rights experts expressed their concerns over reports […]

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First annual report for Human Rights council monitoring “An Eye on the Council”

12/03/2019

February 12, Geneva, February 2019, this year, Committee for Justice issues its first annual report covering 2018 under its project “Human Rights Council Monitor”, in […]

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