Euro-Med Monitor in Iraq

Human rights conditions in Iraq continued to deteriorate in 2013. Security dramatically declined as sectarian tensions deepened. Suicide attacks, car bombs, and assassinations became more frequent and lethal. The government responded to largely peaceful protests with violence and to worsening security with draconian counterterrorism measures.

Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing

Iraq: Disease likely to spread in IDP camps, urgent need for adequate health care grows

Iraq: Little to report on the progress of achieving justice after 150 days of al-Sudani’s government taking power

Iraq: Decision to convict imprisoned content creators is unjustified, must be reversed

Why Iraq’s cybercrimes draft law must be amended

Omar Alajlouni
Legal Researcher at Euro-Med Monitor

Iraq: Speaker of Parliament’s statement on the fate of missing persons is shocking, requires official clarification

Horrifying crime at state security headquarters epitomises the rampant use of torture in Iraq

Perpetrators will not hold themselves accountable: Justice remains elusive for the victims of the October 2019 protests in Iraq

Three issues al-Sudani’s government must address following its pledge to improve human rights in Iraq

Omar Alajlouni
Legal Researcher at Euro-Med Monitor

Perpetrators will not hold themselves accountable: New report calls for international probe into the killing of Iraqi protesters