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• 24 November 2006: A well-known Palestinian religious leader was reportedly kidnapped by militia in Al-Doura; his body was found on 27 November 2006 bearing signs of torture. • 13 November 2006: A Palestinian woman was reportedly killed near Baladiyat by militiamen when she returned to collect personal items from her home, from which the family had previously fled. • 19 October 2006: The Baladiyat compound was attacked and shelled by approximately 6-8 mortars. Palestinians in the compound said that three to five people were killed and some 20 injured. An attempt to get an ambulance into the compound to take away the injured failed when the ambulance was attacked by militiamen; one report said that the ambulance driver was killed. The Iraqi authorities claimed the ambulance was attacked by the Palestinians. The next day, UNAMI reported that another missile had been launched into Baladiyat compound, but no one was hurt. • 7 October 2006: Alleged members of the Mehdi Army raided the Al-Hurriya neighbourhood and threatened all persons residing between streets 80 and 90 that they had until 10:00, 8 October, to leave the area or they would be killed. During the raid, the militia forcibly evicted at least one Palestinian family from their home located in a shelter belonging to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, where many Palestinians live. The militiamen took the keys of the home with them. Another Palestinian was allegedly robbed of ten million Iraqi Dinars during the raid. • 25 September 2006: UNHCR was contacted by representatives of the Palestinian community in Baghdad regarding an alleged incident in which about 12 vehicles, including 5 GMC vehicles appearing to belong to the Iraqi Police, other white GMC cars, two BMWs and another three small cars went to the Al-Doura area of Baghdad. Armed persons believed to belong to Shi’ite militias knocked on the doors of the Palestinian families in the neighborhood and handed over leaflets, threatening that the Palestinians should leave their homes within 72 hours or they would be killed. Some Palestinian families took the threats seriously and left their houses, while others refused to leave. A second round of threats was reportedly issued to the same area on 30 September by loudspeaker, stating that they had until the next evening, 1 October, at 19:00 or they would be burned. Members of the Palestinian community confirmed that a number of families fled their homes. • 23 September 2006: UNHCR received an unconfirmed report that a 25-year old man was kidnapped from his shop in Al-Jadida neighbourhood in Baghdad by five armed men in civilian clothing. The abductors later contacted the family and demanded a US $100,000 ransom and for them to leave their home. 200
Annex X: Selected Bibliography Note: This selected bibliography contains all sources referred to more than twice in the Guidelines. All Internet links were accessed in February 2007, unless otherwise indicated, except for links to UNHCR’s Refworld website (www.refworld.org) which were accessed in July 2007. A Al-Qaddo, Dr. Hunain, Iraq’s Shabaks Are Being Oppressed By Kurds, 28 August 2005, http://www.aina.org/guesteds/20050828120403.htm Allison, Christine, Yazidis, The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/ Religions/iranian/yazidis.htm [last modified 26 January 2007] Amnesty International (AI), Iraq – The need for security, 4 July 2003, MDE 14/143/2003, http://web.amnesty.org/library/pdf/MDE141432003ENGLISH/$File/MDE1414303.pdf Associated Press (AP), Beleaguered Yazidi find peace high in Iraq’s northern mountains, 14 October 2006, http://www.todayonline.com/articles/148550.asp B Baker III, James A., and Lee H. Hamilton (Co-Chairs) et al., The Iraq Study Group Report, December 2006, http://www.usip.org/isg/iraq_study_group_report/report/1206/iraq_study_group_ report.pdf BBC News, Iraq chaos threatens ancient faith, 20 September 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ middle_east/4260170.stm Beaumont, Peter, Hidden victims of a brutal conflict: Iraq’s women, The Observer, 8 October 2006, http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1890260,00.html Bolender, John, Worse Off Now Than Under Saddam, The Plight Of Iraq’s Mandeans, Counterpunch, 8/9 January 2005, http://www.counterpunch.org/bolender01082005.html Booth, Jenny, and agencies, Al-Qaeda threatens jihad over Pope’s remarks, Times Online, 18 September 2006, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article642645.ece Brinkley, Joel, Revenge killings thin ex-Baathists’ ranks, The New York Times, 1 November 2003, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/01/MNGPP2O72B1.DTL Brookings Institution, The, Iraq Index. Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & Security in Post- Saddam Iraq, 26 February 2007, http://www3.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index20070226.pdf 201
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a) Overall Situation ..............
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IOM International Organization for
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Current Situat
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and gatherings, Shi’ite religious
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Government Officials and Other Pers
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Iraqi Asylum-Seekers From Central a
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considered to be well-founded. To t
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expand on the legal and policy guid
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The general chaos following the inv
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countries. While a good part of the
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evenues. 41 An understanding of var
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Article 140 of the Constitution cal
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the Middle East in terms of women
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epealed the CPA’s decision to sus
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The Iraqi judiciary continues to be
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Al-Sunna. In addition, members of t
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military commander in Iraq, General
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IV. PARTICULAR GROUPS AT RISK A. Re
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to Osama Bin Laden, the Shi’ites
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Shi’ite militias on the other han
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underscored how explosive the confl
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Ninewa Plains in particular have be
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The overall climate results in non-
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efuge in the three Northern Governo
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an international court. 261 Several
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The alleged main perpetrators of at
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In the current climate of religious
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prohibition to kill, lie, commit ad
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Mandaeans as belonging to the “Pe
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have found refuge with the Sabaean-
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distributed to homes in Baghdad gav
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Yazidis are furthermore organized i
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apostasy and a threat to public ord
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KRG. Mr. Falak Al-Deen Kakai, senio
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“those Iraqis who had lost their
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government offices, 441 and changin
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security, of transferring hundreds
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2. Roma (Kawliyah) 461 a) Introduct
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Ghraib and was known for its strong
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Sunnis willing to denounce violence
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CPA began to allow some vetted ex-B
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een killed in Iraq and another 491
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Acts committed against employees or
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E. Government Officials and Other P
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3. Persons Opposing the Ruling Part
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3,250 professors had fled Iraq sinc
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inside the media compound, refrain
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3. Artists Iraqi artists, actors an
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groups for not giving priority to t
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population at large and bring the c
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after their release. 660 UNAMI HRO
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evidence that over forty people had
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Both sexes have become victims of s
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V. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL PR
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those countries, even only on a tem
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violence on a daily basis. Ordinary
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cause. 733 More than one Convention
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C. Exclusion From International Ref
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a) Before the Fall of the Former Re
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) War Crimes War crimes are serious
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groups (pre-2003) or insurgency or
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