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In Iraq's prisons, a culture of abuse

Date: September 13, 2009

Author: Alice Fordham

QUOTE: ...Iraq's national detention system as a whole has been harshly criticized by Western human rights organizations.

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Key People:

• Saddam Hussein

Key Organizations:

• First Church of Christ, Scientist The
• Human Rights Watch (HRW)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Abuse of Power (Organizations)
  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Principles / Guidelines / Rules / Policy
  • Tactics

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government scandals/corruption
    • Human Rights
      • Torture

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
    • Arrests/Habeas Corpus
  • Criminal Law
    • Criminal Justice System
      • Police / Policing
  • Legal Ethics

• Middle East
  • Iraq

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