Iraq
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Iraq: torture widespread in detention centers
Torture and ill treatment are prohibited under international law. Iraq ratified the international convention against Torture in 2011 and since has enacted national laws criminalizing torture. The problem is the government has not implemented the procedural safeguards to prevent torture, and so the…Source — VOA news
Iraq: rare photos shine light on "degrading" conditions in Iraqi jails
Concerns overcrowding at prisons for Isis suspects could fuel radicalisation.Source — Le Figaro, The Guardian, CNN