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IRAQ: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances urges government to locate citizen Walid Al JANABI

The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) has called on Iraq to locate Walid AL JANABI who has been missing since his arrest on 6 June 2015 at his family home by members of the Iraqi army. 

26 Feb 2024
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Amer AL KARTANI

IRAQ: UN calls on government to investigate disappearance of citizen Amer AL KARTANI

Iraq was recently called upon by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to reveal the fate of Amer Al Kartani, an Iraqi citizen who has been missing for ten years now. 

20 Feb 2024
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العالقون في سوريا والعراق

Iraq/Syria: Arab governments call for the repatriation of their nationals (joint statement)

The undersigned organizations call on Arab governments to accelerate the repatriation of their nationals stranded in northern Syria and Iraq for years, following the example of the repatriation of nationals of other nationalities, especially those of European nationality, repatriated to their countries in recent years. 

16 Feb 2024
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Our concerns
  • Excessive use of force and arbitrary arrests of demonstrators;
  • Reprisals against human rights defenders, journalists, and other peaceful activists and opponents;
  • Violation of the right to freedom of expression, including censorship of traditional media and social networks;
  • Serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms in the fight against terrorism, including death sentences imposed following unfair trials.

 

Human Rights Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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ICCPR Ratification Date
Individual Complaint procedure with the Human Rights committee (ICCPR Optional protocol 1) Ratified ?
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Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (abolition of death penalty) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Human Rights Committee
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Next Human Rights Committee State Report due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
UNCAT Ratified ?
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UNCAT Ratification Date
OPCAT (National Preventive Mechanism) Ratified ?
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National Preventive Mechanism (OPCAT) created ?
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UNCAT Art 20 (confidential inquiries) ratified ?
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UNCAT Art 22 (Individual Complaint procedure) Ratified ?
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Date of last Concluding Observations by Committee against Torture (CAT)
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Next CAT State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
ICPPED Ratified ?
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ICPPED Ratification Date
ICPPED Art 31 (Individual communications) ratified ?
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ICPPED Art 33 (Inquiry procedure ) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
2020-12-01
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Next CED State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Human Rights Council
Date last Universal Period Review (UPR)
UPR Next Review
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Membership of Human Rights Council:

2017-2019

National Human Rights Institution
Independent High Commission for Human Rights
Accreditation with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
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Latest Reports
IRAQ: Human Rights Committee - 6th Review - Alkarama's report - January 2022

IRAQ: Human Rights Committee - 6th Review - Alkarama's report - January 2022

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Iraq: Universal Periodic Review 2019 - Alkarama's Submission to the Stakeholders’ Summary

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Universal Periodic Review
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Iraq: Human Rights Committee- 5th Review

Iraq: Human Rights Committee- 5th Review- Alkarama's follow up report - Sep 2017

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Human Rights Committee
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Iraq: Committee on Enforced Disappearances- 1st review- Alkarama's Report- Jul 2017

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Iraq: Human Rights Committee - 3rd Review - Alkarama's Report - Sep 2015

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