Iraqi oil Minister transfers union activists (Sunday, June 8th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Human Rights, Iraq, Society And Economy at 11:24 pm with 1 comment.

The Iraqi Oil minister, Hussein Al-Shahirstani, had ordered the transfer of 8 Oil Union activists to Baghdad’s Al-Dorah neighborhood (known for worsening security situation, and high level of sectarian killings). In the context of Iraqi security situation such a transfer is rightfully regarded as a human rights violation.
The Iraqi Oil minister, Hussein Al-Shahirstani, […]