Iraq officials execute 26 convicted of terrorism offenses

[JURIST] The Iraq Ministry of Justice [official website, in Arabic] announced on Tuesday the execution of 26 Iraqi nationals for terrorism related offenses. A statement from the Ministry website said the executions [BBC report] took place on Sunday. Human rights groups have long opposed the use of capital punishment in Iraq and the overarching legal system employed in the country, where reports of torture and forced confessions have surfaced. According to an annual report [2014 world report] on Iraq by...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/iraqi-government-executes-26-convicted-for-terrorism-offenses.php

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