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Mohammad Al Qaysee, a member of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organisation was arrested and imprisoned. He died under torture 45 days ago, but Maliki’s secret prisons staff wouldn't let his family collect the body.

ASSASSINATION COUNTERINSURGENCY DEATH SQUADS GENOCIDE HUMAN RIGHTS IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - SECURITY IRAQ - SPECIFIC GROUPS - HEALTH WORKERS KIDNAPPING MALIKI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OCCUPATION PRISONERS REPRESSION TORTURE

Cynthia McKinney, Sara Flounders travel to Pakistan in solidarity with political prisoner

by LeiLani Dowell on 05-12-2012

Arriving in Karachi, Pakistan, for a trip in support of efforts to free and repatriate Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, former U.S. Congressperson Cynthia McKinney and International Action Center Co-Director Sara Flounders received an overwhelmingly warm welcome.

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The dark and secret dungeons of Iraq. Horror stories of female prisoners

by Wijhat Nadhar on 02-12-2012

When women in Iraq are arrested, they routinely go through three gruesome phases, starting with humiliation, followed by torture, and often ending with rape. I have received disturbing information from two different, well informed sources: one from qualified social workers in Al-Kadimiyah Women Prison, the other from three national guards officers who worked in the prison.

IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - INTERNATIONAL LAW IRAQ - SPECIFIC GROUPS - PRISONERS IRAQ - SPECIFIC GROUPS - WOMEN PRISON RAPE REPRESSION TORTURE TRAUMATIZED