Reports Disclose Violations of the Rights of Iraqi Female Detainees

Organized Rape

A report prepared by the Iraqi National Association for Human Rights, a nongovernmental organization, has stated the existence of violations against female detainees at stations and centers of the interior ministry. Essam Al Jilbi, head of the association has confirmed "the occurrence of some violations against female detainees at investigation centers, before transferring them to prisons."

He added, "We have created a team from the association for visiting Iraqi detention centers and prisons, to witness the conditions of detainees and prisoners after notifying the ministries of justice and interior on September 4. These included the women's detention center of Al Kazimiyah, where we verified the occurrence of civil violations against female detainees, which included organized rape on behalf of investigators, in addition to physical assault and forcing female detainees on confessions.

The public prosecution department has admitted receiving similar reports on behalf of the Iraqi reformation departments (prisons) and the Human Rights ministry, which indicate the occurrence of similar violations, such as beating, torture and rape, which female detainees have undergone at interior ministry centers. Hana Ali Fayyadh, a legal assistant in the public prosecution department, confirmed that a report received by the department has disclosed that the female detainee (Z.A.Kh) has been exposed to rape on behalf of Major (S), who is an affiliate of the Big Crimes Department.

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SICK!

:puke: :grr:

their families will assume they have been raped, and have to kill them to preserve face.

Being brought up in that culture many of the woman would rather die than keep living.