October 5, 2026
Iraq: Dire Prospects for Alleged ISIS-Linked Men, Boys
Countries Stall on Repatriating; Torture Claims, Fatal Illness, Fair Trial Concerns
Iraq
While Iraq continued to enjoy increased security and stability in 2024 following decades of armed conflict, impunity and a lack of justice and accountability for serious crimes, shrinking civic space, flaws in the justice system, discriminatory legal norms disproportionately impacting LGBT people, women, children, and minorities, and inadequate provision of government services remained key areas of concern. Authorities also ramped up attacks on Iraqi’s rights by passing or attempting to pass draconian laws that would restrict their freedoms. These include a law criminalizing homosexuality, a draft amendment to the Personal Status Law, and a draft law on the right to information. Violent repression of protesters and arrests of journalists covering protests continues.
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July 8, 2024
Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers
In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border
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June 4, 2024
Iraqis with Disabilities Excluded from Jobs
Persistent Failure to Ensure Right to Work; Quotas Unfilled
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March 3, 2024
“My Marriage was Mistake after Mistake”
The Impact of Unregistered Marriages on Women’s and Children’s Rights in Iraq
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February 23, 2026
Northeast Syria: Camp Closures Leave Thousands Stranded
Many Countries Refuse to Repatriate Their Citizens
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February 17, 2026
Iraq: Alleged ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse
Ensure Fair Trials, Repatriate Foreigners
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February 11, 2026
Joint Statement by the Coalition for Just Reparations Criminal Justice Working Group
Criminalizing Core International Crimes, Pursuing Cumulative Prosecutions of ISIS Affiliates through Rigorous Trials, and Activating UNITAD Evidence
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October 15, 2025
Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class
Immediately Repeal Unlawful and Unconstitutional Personal Status Law Amendment
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October 9, 2025
UN: Abusive Governments Set to Win Rights Council Seats
Egypt, Vietnam, Others Benefit from Non-Competitive Vote
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July 29, 2025
Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk
Government Suspension of Public Sector Salaries Adds to Funding Shortfall
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March 27, 2025
Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
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March 10, 2025
Iraq: Personal Status Law Amendment Sets Back Women’s Rights
Some Improvements from Original Draft, but Still Problematic
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January 16, 2025
Iraq: Repressive Laws Roll Back Rights
Freedoms Under Threat; Executions on the Rise
