Iraq: Vulnerable Citizens at Risk

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In: Iraq, Middle East/N. Africa, Press Freedom, Press release, Prison and Jail Conditions, Racism and Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Women's Rights
The rights of Iraq’s most vulnerable citizens, especially women and detainees, are routinely violated with impunity.

(Beirut) – The rights of Iraq’s most vulnerable citizens, especially women and detainees, are routinely violated with impunity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch conducted research in seven cities across Iraq during 2010 and found that, beyond the country’s continuing violence and crimes, human rights abuses are commonplace.

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