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IRAQ: BAMRO DEPLORES THE AUTHORITIES’ UNWILLINGNESS TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
human rights symposium on the occasion of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, “The Iraqi authorities are unwilling to hold those involved in the crimes of enforced disappearance to account.”, pointing to the clear complicity between successive governments and the militias that commit these crimes.

touched upon the role of international human rights organisations in uncovering the practice of enforced disappearance in Iraq, and the challenges they are facing in their work. He also described the different types and forms of enforced disappearances that have been documented and their recurrence over the past two decades.

In addition, he commented on the work of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, stressing the lack of good faith of the authorities in their responses to cases submitted – an issue also raised by the UN committee itself.