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Somalia, Afghanistan ranked most corrupt countries in annual survey
November 20, 2009

[JURIST] The conflict-ravaged nations of Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan, and Iraq rank among the world's most corrupt, according to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) [text; press release] prepared by Transparency International (TI) [advocacy website]. The index, released Tuesday, ran....... [more]

Iraq election law vetoed by Sunni vice president
November 18, 2009

[JURIST] Iraqi Sunni Arab Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi [personal website, in Arabic] on Wednesday announced his veto of the first article of the recently passed election law recently [JURIST report] at a press conference [transcript, in Arabic] in Baghdad. Hashemi said further amendments are nece....... [more]

US defense department head bars public disclosure of detainee abuse photos
November 16, 2009

[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] on Friday invoked his authority to bar public disclosure of about 40 photos depicting the abuse of Afghan and Iraqi detainees by US soldiers. The move was followed by a notification and request by the Obama administration asking the US Su....... [more]

Northern Iraq minorities victims of 'human rights catastrophe': HRW
November 11, 2009

[JURIST] Minority groups in northern Iraq have been the target of attacks [press release] by Sunni Arab extremist groups and harassment by Kurdish forces because of ongoing disputes with the country's central government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] report [text, PDF] r....... [more]

Iraq parliament passes controversial election law
November 9, 2009

[JURIST] The Iraqi Parliament [official website, in Arabic] passed a controversial election law amendment [text, in Arabic] on Sunday, paving the way for January elections as mandated by the Iraqi Constitution [text, PDF]. The new law addresses two issues that were the cause of an impasse [JURIST re....... [more]

Iraq official urges election delay after parliament fails to update law
November 6, 2009

[JURIST] An official from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission on Friday called for a delay of the January 16 parliamentary elections, after the Iraqi Parliament [official websites, in Arabic] remained at an impasse over updating a controversial provincial election law [JURIST report]. El....... [more]

Iraq renews call for UN inquiry after recent bombings
October 27, 2009

[JURIST] Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari [official profile] on Monday renewed calls for a formal UN inquiry to investigate those responsible for bombings in the country following twin suicide bombings [JURIST report] in Baghdad Sunday, which are believed to have killed more than 150. Zebari a....... [more]

Baghdad suicide bombers target justice ministry amidst election law crisis
October 25, 2009

[JURIST] Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Sunday targeted the ministry of justice and the headquarters of the local provincial government ahead of an attempt this week by the Iraqi parliament [official website] to resolve a political stalemate that would permit changes to the country's election law........ [more]

Iraq parliament fails to update controversial election law
October 20, 2009

[JURIST] The Iraqi Parliament [official website, in Arabic] delayed a vote Monday that would have updated the controversial provincial election law [JURIST report] it passed in September 2008. The proposed election law changes, which include ballots that list candidates rather than closed lists of p....... [more]

UK High Court criticizes Ministry of Defense probe of war crimes allegations
October 4, 2009

[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the UK High Court [official website] strongly criticized [Guardian report] the Ministry of Defence (MOD) [official website] Friday for its failure to properly setup an independent inquiry into claims that war crimes had been committed by British soldiers following a M....... [more]

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