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  • Iraq: Parliament Report Alleges Officials Ordered Raid
    May 4, 2013
    Press release
    A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in part on witness interviews and given to Human Rights Watch claims top Iraqi officials ordered a raid on a demonstrators’ camp on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja.
  • Iraq: Investigate Fatal Police Shootings in Mosul
    Mar 15, 2013
    Press release
    Iraqi authorities should order an immediate, transparent, and independent investigation into lethal police and army shootings of anti-government protesters on March 8, 2013, and others in recent weeks. The authorities should also ensure that those responsible for unlawful killings or excessive force are brought to justice.
  • Iran/Turkey: Recent Attacks on Civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan
    Dec 20, 2011
    Press release

    Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistankilled more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in areas that did not appear to have military targets.

  • Military Justice is Not Enough
    Jul 7, 2011
    Commentary
    Strasbourg has ruled that Britain failed to investigate civilian killings in Iraq. This must never happen again.
  • UK: Landmark Ruling in Iraq Case
    Jul 7, 2011
    Press release
    A European Court of Human Rights ruling on July 7, 2011, in a case involving the killings of Iraqi civilians by UK soldiers, is a landmark judgment in the universal application of human rights.
  • Iraq: Pass New Law Ending Immunity for Contractors
    Jan 8, 2008
    Press release
    Iraq’s parliament should approve legislation to end immunity for foreign private security contractors, Human Rights Watch said today. The legislation would effectively rescind Order 17 of the now-defunct, US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which grants foreign contractors and their non-Iraqi employees immunity from Iraqi criminal prosecution.
  • We do believe that former heads of state deserve a fair trial
    Oct 18, 2007
    Commentary
    John Laughland suggests that human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, are more concerned about the conviction of former heads of state than about them getting fair trials. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  • Q & A: The Anfal Trial
    Jun 22, 2007
    Q & A
  • Iraq: Dujail Judgment Marred by Serious Flaws
    Jun 21, 2007
    Press release
    The judgment in the Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein reflects serious factual and legal errors made by the Iraqi High Tribunal’s Trial Chamber, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. Human Rights Watch commissioned its own translation of the 300-page judgment and an analysis of it is now available. The tribunal’s second judgment, for the Anfal case, is expected soon.
  • Iraq: Anfal Proceedings Raise Concerns
    Mar 24, 2007
    Letter
    We are writing this public letter to express our concerns arising in the Anfal trial. We hope the shortcomings identified below can be rectified to bring this trial into compliance with internationally recognized fair trial standards. Fair trials are instrumental to providing justice for victims and their families and will play a crucial role in ensuring that the brutal practices of the past regime are not repeated.