Third periodic report on violations during the ongoing popular demonstrations
Demonstrators continued to demand comprehensive reform in the various Governorates of central and southern Iraq, as well as in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan
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Second periodic report on violations during the ongoing popular demonstrations
Popular protests continue in central and southern cities of Iraq with the broad participation of various sectors of the population, including students and women, despite
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First periodic report on violations during ongoing popular demonstrations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the Iraqi government’s flagrant failure to fulfill its constitutional obligations to protect the right to
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Women are a vital and essential energy that contributes to the ongoing popular demonstrations
Iraqi women, whether they are homemakers, employees, or students, have played a fundamental role in the popular movement that has been taking place since its inception
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Prominent journalist Ahmed Abdul Samad and cameraman Safaa Ghali assassinated
On 10 January 2020, in Basra, Iraq, unidentified gunmen on a motorbike shot at journalist Ahmed Abdul Samad, a correspondent of the Dijlah satellite TV channel, killing
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Authorities and armed groups continue to target protesters and activists
There is no sign that violence against protesters and activists in Iraq has abated as human rights groups continue to document daily attacks, including numerous murders
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Human rights defenders and activists assassinated and kidnapped, as peaceful demonstrations continue
As peaceful demonstrations continue in Iraq, human rights defenders and civil society activists, including doctors and medical support staff, have been arrested,
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A common pattern emerges of kidnapping and assassinating peaceful protesters, civil society activists and human rights defenders
A chilling pattern has emerged in Iraq, whereby peaceful protesters, civil society activists and human rights defenders are being kidnapped, tortured and assassinated.
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On International Human Rights Day, a dangerous escalation against human rights defenders and activists in Iraq
Update: Iraq: On 17 December 2019, human rights defenders, Salman Khairallah Al-Mansoori and Omar Khadum Al-A’mri have been released from prison. Also, on 13
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