• Iraq: Interim Constitution Shortchanges Women
  Press Release, March 5, 2004
  
  
• U.S.: Schröder Should Press Rights Issues
  Press Release, February 27, 2004
  
  
• Sidelined: Human Rights in Postwar Iraq
  Essay from HRW World Report 2004, January 26, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: Targeting of Civilians by Insurgents Must Stop
  Press Release, November 22, 2003
  
  
• Protecting Iraq's Future
  Memorandum from HRW to Iraq Donors Conference
  Background Briefing, October 22, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Civilian Deaths Need U.S. Investigation
  Press Release, October 21, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: End Deliberate Attacks on Civilians
  Press Release, August 30, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Insecurity Driving Women Indoors
  Press Release, July 16, 2003
  
  
• Human Rights and Iraq's Reconstruction
  Memorandum to June 24 International Donors Meeting, June 24, 2003
  
  
• Basra: British Forces Fail to Provide Security
  Press Release and Report, June 3, 2003
  
  
• U.N.: Iraq Rep Should Focus on Human Rights
  Press Release, May 23, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Security Council Resolution Silent on Human Rights
  Press Release, May 20, 2003
  
  
• “Northern Iraq: Civilian Deaths Higher Since War Ended
  Press Release, April 27, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Garner Must Address Human Rights
  Call for Human Rights Monitors on the Ground
  Press Release, April 24, 2003
  
  
• HRW Letter to Gen. Jay Garner on Human Rights Priorities During Iraqi Reconstruction
  Letter, April 23, 2003
  
  
• Post-War Oil Management Should Bolster Rights, Benefit Iraqis
  Press Release, April 18, 2003
  
  
• The War in Iraq and International Humanitarian Law
  Frequently Asked Questions on Occupation
  Backgrounder, April 15, 2003
  
  

Justice and Prosecutions

• U.S./Iraq: Rights Monitors Barred From Court Martial
  Q & A on the Prisoner-of-War Status of Saddam Hussein
  Press Release, May 19, 2004
  
  
• Saddam Hussein as a P.O.W.
  Q & A on the Prisoner-of-War Status of Saddam Hussein
  Backgrounder, January 22, 2004
  
  
• Saddam Hussein's Trial
  Bringing Justice for the Human Rights Crimes in Iraq's Past
  Backgrounder, December 24, 2003
  
  
• Memorandum to the Iraqi Governing Council on 'The Statute of the Iraqi Special Tribunal'
  Memorandum, December 17, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Law Creating War Crimes Tribunal Flawed
  Press Release, December 11, 2003
  
  
• Ensuring Justice for Iraq: Evidence Preservation and Fair Trials
  Policy Paper, September 12, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Security Council Must Ensure Justice
  Press Release, September 5, 2003
  
  
• Answer ‘Chemical Ali´ with a tribunal
  Commentary, August 25, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: "Chemical Ali" Should Get Fair Trial
  Press Release, August 22, 2003
  
  
• U.S. Should Take Saddam Hussein Alive
  Press Release, August 12, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Justice Needs International Role
  Press Release, July 15, 2003
  
  
• Avoiding War Crimes in Iraq
  Commentary, July 8, 2003
  
  
• Iraqi Suspect in Mass Killings Released
  U.S. Fails to Address Past Crimes Systematically
  Press Release, May 30, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Witnesses Link Mass Graves to 1991 Repression
  U.S. Failure to Protect Sites, Establish Exhumation Process
  Press Release and Report, May 29, 2003
  
  
• Allies' Postwar Panic Puts Justice in Jeopardy
  Commentary Published in International Herald Tribune, May 23, 2003
  
  
• Digging Up the Past in Iraq's Killing Fields
  Commentary Published in New York Times, May 16, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: U.S. Unresponsive on Mass Graves
  New Information on Site North of Baghdad
  Press Release, May 13, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Mass Graves Still Unprotected
  Press Release, May 11, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Protect and preserve mass grave sites
  Commentary, April 30, 2003
  
  
• Mass Graves Hide Horror of Iraqi Past
  Commentary, April 27, 2003
  
  
• Letter to US Regarding the Creation of a Criminal Tribunal for Iraq
  Letter, April 15, 2003
  
  
• U.S. Plans for Iraq Tribunals "A Mistake"
  Press Release, April 7, 2003
  
  
• UK Foreign Secretary Suggests Immunity for Saddam
  Press Release, March 19, 2003
  
  
• Egypt: Prosecute Visiting Iraqi Officials Involved in War Crimes
  Press Release, March 1, 2003
  
  
• Prosecute Iraq's “Chemical Ali”
  Press Release, January 17, 2003  (Persian)
  
  
• “Chemical Ali” in his own words
  Human Rights Watch transcripts of audiotapes, July 1993
  
  
• Justice For Iraq
  Briefing paper, December 17, 2002
  
  
• U.S. Needs to Screen Iraqi Opposition Allies
  Denmark's Charges Against Iraqi General Welcomed
  Press Release, November 21, 2002
  
  
• Threat of War Crimes in Iraq Calls for Strong U.S. Message
  Commentary by Peter Bouckaert, USA Today
  December 1, 2002
  
  
• Indict Saddam
  Commentary by Kenneth Roth, The Wall Street Journal,
  March 22, 2002
  
  Related Page:
  
• Human Rights Watch work on International Justice
  
  

Recent Reports on Iraq

• Off Target: The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq
  Report, December, 2003
  
  
• Hearts and Minds: Post-War Civilian Deaths in Baghdad Caused by U.S. Forces
  Report, October, 2003
  
  
• Climate of Fear: Sexual Violence and abduction of Women and girls in Baghdad
  Report, July, 2003
  
  
• Violent Response: The U.S. Army in al-Falluja
  Report, June, 2003
  
  
• Basra: Crime and Insecurity under British Occupation
  Report, June, 2003
  
  
• The Mass Graves of al-Mahawil: The Truth Uncovered
  Report, May, 2003
  
  
• “Who Was Ali Hassan Al-Majid ("Chemical Ali") ?
  Press Release, April 7, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Soldiers Describe Mistreatment by Commanders
  Press Release, April 4, 2003    (French)
  
  
• Impending Inter-Ethnic Violence in Kirkuk
  Press Release, March 28, 2003    (Turkish)
  
  
• Considerations For the Management Of Oil In Iraq
  Background Briefing, March 28, 2003
  
  
• Expulsions of Kirkuk Region Minorities Continue
  Press Release, March 14, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: The Death Penalty, Executions, and "Prison Cleansing"
  Background Briefing, March 11, 2003
  
  
• International Humanitarian Law Issues In A Potential War In Iraq
  Briefing Paper, February 20, 2003
  
  
• Ansar al-Islam in Iraqi Kurdistan
  Backgrounder, February 5 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Devastation of Marsh Arabs
  Press Release, January 25, 2003
  
  Related Pages:
  
• Human Rights Watch work on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan
  
  

The Anfal Campaign, Other Key Reports on Iraq

• Questions and Answers on the Anfal Trial
  Q & A, 2006
  
  
• Audio Commentary
  August, 2006
  
  
• Summary of Genocide in Iraq
  Updated Report Summary, 2006
  
  
• Bureacuracy of Repression: The Iraqi Government in Its Own Words
  Human Rights Watch Report, 1994
  
  
• Genocide in Iraq: The Anfal Campaign Against the Kurds
  Human Rights Watch Report, 1993
  
  
• “Chemical Ali” in his own words
  An Abbreviated Version: Human Rights Watch transcripts of audiotapes, July 1993
  
  
• “Chemical Ali” in his own words
  Human Rights Watch transcripts of audiotapes, July 1993
  
  
• Endless Torment: The 1991 Uprising in Iraq and Its Aftermath
  Human Rights Watch Report, 1992
  
  Related Pages:
  
• Human Rights Watch reports on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan
  
  

Humanitarian Crisis, Refugees

• Iraq: Foreigners Fleeing to Jordan
  Press Release and Report, May 10, 2003
  
  
• U.N.: Special Sitting Urged on Iraq
  Press Release, March 24, 2003
  
  
• Iraqi Kurdistan: Severe lack of tents, food
  Crisis for thousands of displaced people
  Press Release, March 21, 2003
  
  
• Long-Suffering Iraqis Face Only More Agony
  Commentary by Carroll Bogert, LA Times,
  March 16, 2003
  
  
• U.N. Security Council Resolution Should Protect Iraqi Civilians
  Press Release, February 24, 2003   (Letter: UNSC)
  
  
• Iraq: Prepare for Humanitarian Crisis  (Arabic)  (Persian)
  Press Release, February 13, 2003
  
  
• Iraqi Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Displaced Persons: Current Conditions and Concerns in the Event of War  (Persian)
  February 13, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Civilians Could Pay a High Price
  Commentary by Peter Bouckaert, LA Times, November 3, 2002
  
  
• Criticism of Iraq, Security Council on Sanctions
  Press Release, September 21, 2000
  
  

International Humanitarian Law, Geneva Conventions

• Summary of International and U.S. Law Prohibiting Torture and Other Ill-treatment of Persons in Custody
  May 20, 2003
  
  
• Legal Aspects of the Ongoing Fighting in Iraq
  April 29, 2003
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions on Occupation
  April, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Bombings of Kurdish Headquarters Are War Crimes
  February 2, 2004
  
  
• War in Iraq: Not a Humanitarian Intervention
  January, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: Targeting of Civilians by Insurgents Must Stop
  Press Release, November 22, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Attack on U.N. Headquarters Condemned
  Press Release, August 19, 2003
  
  
• Iraqi Deserters Must Be Treated as POWs
  Press Release, April 4, 2003
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about the War in Iraq and International Humanitarian Law
  April, 2003
  
  
• Iraq Must Not Parade POWs
  U.S. Should Also Protect POWs from Improper Exposure
  Press Release, March 24, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Feigning Civilian Status Violates the Laws of War
  Press Release, March 31, 2003
  
  
• International Humanitarian Law Issues In A Potential War In Iraq
  Briefing Paper, February 20, 2003
  
  

U.S. and Iraqi Conduct of War

• Mistreatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
  Letter, May 18, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: Reprisal Killing of Civilian is War Crime
  Press Release, May 13, 2004
  
  
• Human Rights Groups write to President Bush about Iraqi Prisoners
  Letter, May 7, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: Background on U.S. Detention Facilities in Iraq
  Backgrounder, May 7, 2004
  
  
• Timeline of Detainee Abuse Allegations and Responses
  Backgrounder, May 7, 2004
  
  
• "Stress and duress"
  Commentary, May 6, 2004
  
  
• United States: End Abuse of Detainees in U.S. Custody
  Commentary, May 3, 2004
  
  
• Prisoner abuse: What about the other secret U.S. prisons?
  Commentary, May 4, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: Avoid Harm to Civilians
  Press Release, April 16, 2004
  
  
• Iraq: U.S. Should Investigate al-Falluja
  Press Release, June 17, 2003
  
  
• Coalition Forces Must Stop Iraqi Looting
  Press Release, April 12, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Feigning Civilian Status Violates the Laws of War
  Press Release, March 31, 2003
  
  
• Double Standards
  Editorial Commentary By Jamie Fellner, International Herald Tribune
  March 31, 2003
  
  
• Coalition Attack on TV Station May Be Unlawful
  Press Release, March 26, 2003
  
  
• Iraq Must Not Parade POWs
  U.S. Should Also Protect POWs from Improper Exposure
  Press Release, March 24, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Warring Parties Must Uphold Laws Of War
  Press Release, March 19, 2003
  
  
• Letter to Iraq Regarding Adherence to Laws of War
  Letter, March 19, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Warring Parties Must Uphold Laws Of War
  Press Release, March 19, 2003
  
  
• Letter to US and Allies Regarding Adherance to Laws of War
  Letter, March 19, 2003
  
  Related Pages:
  
• Human Rights Watch Reports on U.S. Military Actions
  
• Legal Issues Arising from the War in Afghanistan and Related Anti-Terrorism Efforts
  
• International Humanitarian Law Issues and the Afghan Conflict
  

Arms (Cluster Bombs, Landmines, and Munitions)

• U.S.: Hundreds of Civilian Deaths in Iraq Were Preventable
  Press Release, December 12, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Basra: Unprotected Munitions Injure Civilians
  Press Release, May 6, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Clusters Info Needed from U.S., U.K
  Press Release, April 29, 2003
  
  
• U.S. Misleading on Cluster Munitions
  Press Release, April 25, 2003
  
  
• U.S. Use of Clusters in Baghdad Condemned   (Arabic)
  Press Release, April 16, 2003
  
  
• U.S. Using Cluster Munitions In Iraq
  Press Release, April 1, 2003
  
  
• Persian Gulf: U.S. Cluster Bomb Duds A Threat
  Press Release, March 18, 2003
  
  
• Cluster Munitions a Foreseeable Hazard in Iraq
  Background Briefing, March 18, 2003
  
  
• Landmines in Iraq: Questions and Answers
  Policy Paper, December 2002
  
  Related Pages:
  
• Cluster Bombs in Afghanistan
  
• Human Rights Watch work on Cluster Bombs
  
• The Campaign to Ban Landmines
  
  

Turkey

• Turkey: Avoid Past Errors In Northern Iraq
  Press Release, March 26, 2003
  
  
• Turkey: Plans for Northern Iraq Raise Concern
  Press Release, March 5, 2003   (Briefing Paper)
  
  Related Pages:
  
• Human Rights Watch Reports on Turkey
  
  

Our Policy on War in Iraq

• Open Letter on War in Iraq
  from Human Rights Watch Executive Director, Kenneth Roth
  March 2003
  
  
• HRW policy on current Iraq crisis
  
  Related Pages:
  
• About Human Rights Watch
  
  

Attack on U.N. Headquarters

• Condolence Message
  August 25, 2003
  
  
• Human Rights Watch Letter to Kofi Annan
  August 20, 2003
  
  
• Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Refugee Advocate Arthur C. Helton
  August 20, 2003
  
  
• Iraq: Attack on U.N. Headquarters Condemned
  August 19, 2003
  
  
• Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Sergio Vieira de Mello
  August 19, 2003
  
  

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