Civilian activists under threat in Iraq / drafted by Mays Al-Juboori and Mark Lattimer, with additional research by Eleanor Beevor and copy editing by Sophie Richmond.

• 1. Introduction : Iraq's year of rage -- Human rights defenders and other civilian activists -- 2. The legal environment : Freedom of expression -- Freedom of assembly -- 3. Attacks on civilian activists : Detention and killings of protestors -- Attacks against journalists and media workers -- Access to justice and attacks on judges and lawyers -- 4. Women's human rights defenders : Defining women HRDs -- Targeting of women and official responses -- Threats and intimidation -- Insecurity and ISIS -- Attacks on women in the public sphere -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- Endnotes.

• This report recommends that the Government of Iraq should: Ensure that all Iraqi Security Forces, Popular Mobilization Forces and affiliated militias fall under unified command and control that is accountable to government; Disband any other armed militias and implement an effective process of demobilization, disarmament and re-integration (DDR); Conduct prompt, impartial, independent and effective investigations into all instances of alleged assassinations and other arbitrary killings, make the results of such investigations public, and ensure that the perpetrators are prosecuted; Strengthen the role of the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights to monitor violations of the rights to free expression and assembly, and attacks on demonstrators, media workers, women's human rights defenders and other civilian activists. The report also recommends that the UN, donor governments and international development agencies initiate prompt, impartial and effective investigations of corruption in the procurement or delivery of international donor-funded services and development programmes in Iraq--back cover. 

Ämnesord

Politiska aktivister  (sao)

Människorättsaktivister  (sao)

Human rights workers  -- Iraq. (LCSH)

Human rights workers  (lcsh)

Political activists  (LCSH)

Irak  (sao)

Klassifikation

JC599.I72 (LCC)

323.4909567 (DDC)

Oc.01 (kssb/8 (machine generated))