News May 5, 2025 Iraq: justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect As a general amnesty law takes effect, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview.
News August 6, 2021 Iraq: torture widespread in detention centers The United Nations accused the government of Iraq of the widespread torture of detainees held in the country’s detention centers. A U.N. report covers conditions in the centers from July 1, 2019 to April 30, 2021.
News July 5, 2019 Iraq: rare photos shine light on "degrading" conditions in Iraqi jails Concerns overcrowding at prisons for Isis suspects could fuel radicalisation.
