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class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126222842im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/iraq_turkeyiranbombing_03.JPG" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/20/iranturkey-recent-attacks-civilians-iraqi-kurdistan">Iran/Turkey: Recent Attacks on Civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Dec 20, 2011</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iraq">Iraqi Kurdistan</a>killed more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in areas that did not appear to have military targets.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/07/07/military-justice-not-enough">Military Justice is Not Enough</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 7, 2011</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Commentary</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Strasbourg has ruled that Britain failed to investigate civilian killings in Iraq. This must never happen again.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/07/07/uk-landmark-ruling-iraq-case">UK: Landmark Ruling in Iraq Case</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 7, 2011</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">A European Court of Human Rights ruling on July 7, 2011, in a case involving the killings of Iraqi civilians by UK soldiers, is a landmark judgment in the universal application of human rights.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2008/01/08/iraq-pass-new-law-ending-immunity-contractors">Iraq: Pass New Law Ending Immunity for Contractors</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 8, 2008</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Iraq’s parliament should approve legislation to end immunity for foreign private security contractors, Human Rights Watch said today. The legislation would effectively rescind Order 17 of the now-defunct, US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which grants foreign contractors and their non-Iraqi employees immunity from Iraqi criminal prosecution.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/10/18/we-do-believe-former-heads-state-deserve-fair-trial">We do believe that former heads of state deserve a fair trial</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 18, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Commentary</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">John Laughland suggests that human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, are more concerned about the conviction of former heads of state than about them getting fair trials. Nothing could be further from the truth.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/06/22/q-anfal-trial">Q & A: The Anfal Trial</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jun 22, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Q & A</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/06/21/iraq-dujail-judgment-marred-serious-flaws">Iraq: Dujail Judgment Marred by Serious Flaws</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jun 21, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The judgment in the Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein reflects serious factual and legal errors made by the Iraqi High Tribunal’s Trial Chamber, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. Human Rights Watch commissioned its own translation of the 300-page judgment and an analysis of it is now available. The tribunal’s second judgment, for the Anfal case, is expected soon.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/03/24/iraq-anfal-proceedings-raise-concerns">Iraq: Anfal Proceedings Raise Concerns</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 24, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Letter</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">We are writing this public letter to express our concerns arising in the Anfal trial. We hope the shortcomings identified below can be rectified to bring this trial into compliance with internationally recognized fair trial standards. Fair trials are instrumental to providing justice for victims and their families and will play a crucial role in ensuring that the brutal practices of the past regime are not repeated.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/03/11/iraq-reverse-dujail-death-sentence-ramadan">Iraq: Reverse Dujail Death Sentence for Ramadan</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 11, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Iraqi High Tribunal's Appeals Chamber should revoke the death sentence imposed on Taha Yassin Ramadan when it receives his appeal against re-sentencing this week, Human Rights Watch and the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said today.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130126222842/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/02/11/iraq-don-t-add-death-penalty-dujail-sentence">Iraq: Don’t Add Death Penalty to Dujail Sentence</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 11, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-tid"> <span class="field-content">Press release</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Iraqi High Tribunal should not impose the death penalty against former Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan, especially given the lack of evidence linking him to the alleged crimes, Human Rights Watch and the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said today. 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