BRUSSELLS TRIBUNAL

HUMAN RIGHTS

To an Unknown Iraqi

by Hans Christof von Sponeck on 05-01-2013

2013 is the year that accountability and Justice for Iraq should be high on the agenda of the International Human Rights Community. Hans C. von Sponeck, member of the BRussells Tribunal, who resigned as Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq in 2000, wrote a moving apology letter to the Iraqi people in June 2003. We republish this letter again today.

Maliki issues an order to shoot to kill

by Ibrahim Ebeid on 31-12-2012

A Confidant of Al Dawa Sectarian Party of Maliki said, that orders were issued from the so called office of the commander in chief of the armed forces, to the commanders in Mosul, Samara and Almuthanna, to execute anyone who raises his voice in the demonstrations, and their corpses will not be delivered to their families.

DAWA PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - INTERNATIONAL LAW IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - SECURITY IRAQI ARMY KILLING MALIKI PROTEST REPRESSION

New Facts Emerge About the 2006 Al-Ishaqi Massacre. Investigation Must Be Reopened

by Mayyasa Abduljabbar and Dirk Adriaensens on 30-12-2012

The Al-Ishaqi incident refers to the reported mass murder of Iraqi civilians committed by US forces in Al-Ishaqi in 15 March 2006. After the incident, US troops rounded up and deliberately shot 11 people, including five children and four women, before blowing up their house.