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HRW calls for moratorium on mass executions in Iraq
[Rudaw] Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Iraqi government to declare a moratorium on all executions "with a view to abolish the death penalty ," after the emergence of reports of the mass execution of 13 inmates in a prison in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq.Thirteen men in Nasiriyah’s al-Hout prison were executed on December 25, in what was the first mass execution since November 2020, when 21 men were executed for terrorism charges, according to HRW's report on the issue. "The renewal of mass executions in Iraq is an appalling development," said Sarah Sanbar, Iraq researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The Iraqi government should immediately declare a moratorium on executions. These tremendous injustices are compounded by well-documented flaws in Iraq’s judicial system that deny defendants a fair trial," read HRW’s report. At least 150 inmates in Nasiriyah’s al-Hout prison are facing "imminent execution without warning", pending ratification from Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, according to HRW. 8000 more prisoners, most charged with terror-related charges, are also believed to be on death row. Nasiriyah’s executed prisoners were not allowed to consult their lawyers or have a final meeting with their family members, HRW cited an inmate as saying. Human rights groups have accused Iraq of carrying out hasty trials and denying the defendants their right to a fair trial, with judges reportedly disregarding torture allegations, particularly in cases related to terrorism. HRW said some Iraqi judges have sentenced defendants to death for "mere membership of a terrorist organization." "If the defendant’s fair trial guarantees have been violated, imposition of the death penalty would make the sentence arbitrary," HRW said in the report. Since the rise of the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) in 2014, thousands of people have been detained across Iraq for suspected links to terrorist groups, including ISIS, while hundreds have been executed. Iraq is the fourth country in the Middle East and North Africa region for the number of executions carried out in 2022, according to a May report by ...the barbaric practice of sentencing a murderer to be punished for as long as his/her/its victim is dead... s in 2022, according to Amnesty. Only Egypt, Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , and Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan.The abbreviation IRGCis the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either Duceor Führeror maybe both. They hate recorded more executions. According to Article Four of the 2005 Counter-Terrorism Law, anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism. Iraq also hands out death sentences for drug-related charges. An Iraqi court, earlier this month, issued the death sentence for three people, one convicted for carrying out a deadly car kaboom in 2007, and two more individuals for drug-related charges. In September, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan  ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...i called on President Rashid to ratify all the death sentences related to drug trafficking charges. Sudani in May discussed the dangerous spread of narcotics in the country at the first Baghdad Conference on Drug Control, stating that terrorism and drugs are "two sides of the same crime." Posted by: trailing wife 2024-01-25 |
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