Torture and Denial of Due Process by the Kurdistan Security Forces
This 58-page report documents widespread and systematic mistreatment and violations of due process rights of detainees at detention facilities by Kurdistan security forces. The report is based on research conducted in Iraq’s Kurdistan region from April to October 2006, including interviews with more than 150 detainees.
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ISBN: E1902
ISBN: E1902
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- Caught in the Whirlwind
- I. Summary
- II. Methodology
- III. Background
- IV. Legal Framework
- V. The Kurdish Security Forces (Asayish)
- VI. Asayish Violations of Due Process
- VII. Torture and Ill-treatment of Detainees, and Poor Conditions
- VIII. Denial of Family Visits
- IX. Prospects of Improvement
- X. Recommendations
- XI. Acknowledgements