Civil Society News

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<!--:en-->Federal Appeals Court Permits Suits Against Private Military Contractors for Torture and War Crimes at Abu Ghraib to Proceed<!--:-->

Federal Appeals Court Permits Suits Against Private Military Contractors for Torture and War Crimes at Abu Ghraib to Proceed

Lower Courts to Hear Iraqi Civilians’ Claims of Beatings, Forced Nudity, Broken Bones, and Rape at Hands of Corporate Defendants...

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<!--:en-->Statement from the Baghdad People’s Summit: “People’s Issues! Not Rulers’ Issues”<!--:-->

Statement from the Baghdad People’s Summit: “People’s Issues! Not Rulers’ Issues”

Statement from the Baghdad People’s Summit “People’s Issues! Not Rulers’ Issues” A large and varied group of Iraqi civil society...

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<!--:en-->Map of Archaeological and World Heritage Sites in Iraq (Feb 2012)<!--:-->

Map of Archaeological and World Heritage Sites in Iraq (Feb 2012)

The Interagency Information and Analysis Unit of the United Nations has published a new map of the archaeological and World...

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<!--:en-->Launch of petition to save World Heritage in Mesopotamia threatened by the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River<!--:--><!--:ar-->حملة ادخال الاهوار العراقية ضمن الموروث العاملي لليونيسكو<!--:-->

Launch of petition to save World Heritage in Mesopotamia threatened by the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris Riverحملة ادخال الاهوار العراقية ضمن الموروث العاملي لليونيسكو

Launch of petition to save World Heritage in Mesopotamia threatened by the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River Today a...

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<!--:en-->“Summit of peoples, not summit of Rulers” – Statement from Tammuz<!--:-->

“Summit of peoples, not summit of Rulers” – Statement from Tammuz

 “Summit of peoples, not summit of Rulers”   There are preparations are made for doing the Arabic summit in Baghdad...

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<!--:en-->Plundering the Past: Scholarly Treasures<!--:-->

Plundering the Past: Scholarly Treasures

Plundering the Past: Scholarly Treasures “Not a year has passed without hunger in Iraq,” wrote the great Iraqi poet al-Sayyab...

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<!--:en-->Iraqi Civil Society Activists Bring Their Vision to Washington, D.C.<!--:-->

Iraqi Civil Society Activists Bring Their Vision to Washington, D.C.

Iraqi Civil Society Activists Bring Their Vision to Washington, D.C. Four exceptional human and women’s rights, youth and nonviolence activists...

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<!--:en-->An education in occupation<!--:-->

An education in occupation

An education in occupation As the last American soldiers left Iraq in December, so, too, did many of the journalists...

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<!--:en-->WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR IRAQ?<!--:-->

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR IRAQ?

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR IRAQ?   The mainstream, international press is now focused on the Shi’a Prime Minister,...

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<!--:en-->2012: a Year of Civic Peace in Iraq!<!--:--><!--:ar-->نداء السلم الأهلي 2012 عام السلم الأهلي في العراق<!--:-->

2012: a Year of Civic Peace in Iraq!نداء السلم الأهلي 2012 عام السلم الأهلي في العراق

  2012: a Year of Civic Peace in Iraq! We are issuing  a call for civic peace in Iraq. We...

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<!--:en-->Iraq’s journalist protection law doesn’t protect them<!--:--><!--:ar-->القانون العراقي لحماية الصحفيين لا يحمي الصحفيين<!--:-->

Iraq’s journalist protection law doesn’t protect themالقانون العراقي لحماية الصحفيين لا يحمي الصحفيين

Iraq’s journalist protection law doesn’t protect them New York, January 24, 2012–Iraq’s Journalist Protection Law falls short of international standards...

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<!--:en-->Another Iraq is possible, with peace, human rights, and social justice<!--:--><!--:ar-->عراق آخر ممكن، عراق السلام وحقوق الإنسان والعدالة الاجتماعية<!--:-->

Another Iraq is possible, with peace, human rights, and social justiceعراق آخر ممكن، عراق السلام وحقوق الإنسان والعدالة الاجتماعية

On January 21st “The Democratic Movements” of Iraq met in Baghdad to focus on “Iraq’s Current Political Crisis and Vision...

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