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Iraq: Protect Besieged Minorities

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:48:00 -0800

(Erbil) - Iraq's central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government should protect besieged minorities in the disputed territories of Nineveh province, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

On Vulnerable Ground

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:32:00 -0800

This 51-page report calls on the regional government to grant legal recognition to Shabaks and Yazidis as distinct ethnic groups instead of imposing Kurdish identity on them and to ensure that they can participate in public affairs without fear of retribution.

On Vulnerable Ground

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:32:00 -0800

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On Vulnerable Ground

Violence against Minority Communities in Nineveh Province’s Disputed Territories

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Iraq: On Vulnerable Ground

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:10 -0800

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Iraq: Bring Bombers to Justice

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:24:26 -0700

(New York) - Devastating bomb attacks in Baghdad on October 25, 2009, were an assault on the fundamental principle of respect for life, and Iraqi authorities have a duty to ensure that anyone found to have contributed to their execution is apprehended and brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

Iraq's New Surge: Gay Killings

Rasha Moumneh, originally published at ForeignPolicy.com, September 9, 2009 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:44:36 -0700

When my colleague and I sat down last April with Hamid, an Iraqi man from Baghdad, his trauma-induced stutter said as much as the words he spoke. Huddled inconspicuously in a dingy restaurant, Hamid recounted how militia members killed his partner along with three other men, two kidnapped from their Baghdad homes, two slaughtered in the streets. The next day, Hamid said, "they came for me.

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Human Rights Watch — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:17:25 -0700

Civilian Protection Initiative Group Statement

Human Rights Watch — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:01:00 -0700

On August 19, 2009, coordinated truck bombings in Baghdad killed at least 95 civilians and wounded about 600 others. On August 10, two truck bombings in northern Iraq and a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad left at least 48 civilians dead and about 250 wounded. These are only the latest in a series of deadly attacks against Iraqi civilians that began in June.

Iraq: Halt All Attacks on Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:01:00 -0700

All parties in Iraq and elsewhere in conflicts in the Middle East should put an end to attacks that target or indiscriminately harm civilians, Human Rights Watch and a dozen other groups that work in the Middle East said today in a statement.

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Human Rights Watch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:46:13 -0700