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Death Penalty 2013: Small Number of Countries Trigger Global Spike in Executions

Alarming levels of executions in an isolated group of countries in 2013 saw close to 100 more people put to…

March 27, 2014

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Annual Report: Iraq 2013

Republic of Iraq Head of state Jalal Talabani Head of government Nuri al-Maliki Thousands of people were detained; hundreds were…

May 20, 2013

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Over 1.3 Million Syrian Refugees Trying to Escape Ongoing Bloodshed Need More International Support

The international community must do more to help the increasing number of refugees fleeing across borders as they try to…

April 24, 2013

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Iraq: A decade of abuses

This report describes some of the worst human rights abuses in Iraq today and calls for urgent state action to…

April 9, 2013

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Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe

In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions…

April 3, 2013

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Ten Years Later, Iraq Enmeshed in Cycle of Human Rights Abuses

Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains enmeshed in a grim…

March 8, 2013

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Ratification of Numerous New Death Sentences Underscores Need for Iraq to End Executions

Following ratification for 28 death sentences in Iraq on Monday, December 17 by one of the Iraqi vice presidents, Amnesty…

December 18, 2012

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Deadly Wave of Bombings Across Iraq On Eve of Islamic New Year That Killed At Least 14 People Must Be Immediately Investigated

Amnesty International today condemned a series of bomb attacks across Iraq on Wednesday that reportedly killed at least 14 people…

November 14, 2012

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Iraqi Authorities Must Conduct “Thorough, Impartial and Transparent” Investigation into Wave of Bomb Attacks and Shootings

A wave of bomb attacks and shootings across Iraq on Sunday reportedly killed at least 81 people, many of them…

September 11, 2012

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Iraq Urged to Halt Executions after Court Upholds 196 Death Sentences

Amnesty International called on Iraqi authorities to halt executions after almost 200 death sentences were upheld in court

July 24, 2012

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Wave of Bombings in Iraq Shows ‘Disregard for Basic Principles of Humanity’

Amnesty condemned a series of attacks in Baghdad and other cities that left more than 100 dead and many more…

July 23, 2012

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Amnesty International Condemns Wave of Bombings in Iraq

At least 55 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a wave of bombings across Iraq during a major…

June 13, 2012