On 1 October 2019, mass protests erupted across Iraq, known as the Tishreen protests, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets. In response, Iraqi security forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against mostly peaceful demonstrators, killing hundreds. On the five-year anniversary of the protests, this briefing demonstrates a litany of broken promises by Iraqi authorities to deliver justice, truth and reparation, and urges the authorities to fully and effectively investigate these human rights violations and crimes under international law, make the findings public and provide accountability and effective remedy to the victims and their families.
- Index Number
- MDE 14/8565/2024
- Pages
- 36
- Published in
- United Kingdom
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Table of Contents
- WE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR 1
- THE BLOOD OF OUR YOUTH 1
- CONTENTS 3
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
- 2. METHODOLOGY 9
- 3. BACKGROUND 11
- 4. PREVAILING 15
- IMPUNITY 15
- 5. FINANCIAL COMPENSATION 21
- 6. FAMILIES FORCED INTO SILENCE 24
- 7. APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK 25
- 8. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 28
- ANNEX 1 31
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN INJUSTICE HAPPENS TO ONE PERSON IT MATTERS TO US ALL. 35
- WE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLOOD OF OUR YOUTH 36
