"He had not been out of prison long. There are many others like him."
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The title of this posting is a quote from Munaf Abdul-Rahim al-Rawi, a former prisoner at the American run Camp Bucca. He is one of those accused of being behind the bloodbath of the Ministry bombings of August 19th 2009. I...
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مفاوضات إيجابية بين قائمة الحدباء وإقليم كردستان لسحب قوات البيشمركة من نينوى
كشف رئيس قائمة الحدباء أسامة النجيفي عن وجود مفاوضات تجري بين قائمته وسلطة اقليم كردستان لسحب قوات البيشمركة من نينوى وقد وصلت هذه المفاوضات الى مراحل متقدمة. ووصف النجيفي في تصريح لوكالة الصحافة المستقلة اليوم الخميس تصريحات النائب...
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The ICRC delivered emergency medical aid to hospitals in the wake of several bomb blasts that struck the country in June. It continued to carry out visits to detainees and maintained a range of other activities benefiting the civilian population.
Overview
Scores of civilians lost their lives during the month of June in several bomb blasts,...
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Dozens of civilians are still losing their lives on a daily basis in parts of Iraq. During the month of May, the ICRC continued to respond to the emergency needs of the population. 19-06-2009 Operational update
In May, the Iraqi Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the...
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One 40-year-old Iraqi man – who did not want to give his name – spent 18 months in Camp Cropper and Camp Bucca. He was arrested in September 2006 in the aftermath of an attack on a checkpoint south of Baghdad. He insists he had nothing to do with the attack.
Related reports on...
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Tags: Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper, Detention without trial, Human Rights, Sadr City, مدينة الصدر
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مناهج الحرية والديمقراطية …. المدمرة
أكثر من 6000 طفل عراقي تعرضوا للأعتقال والتعذيب والأغتصاب والأمتهان الجسدي من قبل قوات الإحتلال والقوات الحكومية . حسب التقارير الصادرة من منظمة اليونيسيف و اللجنة الدولية للصليب الاحمر.
لقد توقف الباحثون والمنظمات الدولية العاملة تحت مظلة الامم المتحدة والمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان عاجزين أمام حجم الجرائم الكبيرة...
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BAGHDAD, 29 July 2008 (IRIN) – Iraqi government institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international bodies must focus more on devising programmes for juveniles to prevent them from being co-opted by militants for criminal acts, a government spokesman said on 28 July.
“We have evidence that the phenomenon of criminal gangs and terrorist groups...
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INTRODUCTION
Five years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussain, Iraq is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Hundreds of people are being killed every month in the pervasive violence, while countless lives are threatened every day by poverty, cuts to power and water supplies, food and medical shortages, and rising...
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