Iraq Human Rights

Wednesday March 10, 2010


	Universal Declaration on Human Rights Paris Principles Constitution of the Republic of Iraq Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement Human Rights Council resolution and draft disappearances treaty Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Brochure		The Iraqi constitution and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights guaranty the right to freely elect the government. The creation of a Human Rights Commission in Iraq will guaranty for all Iraqis the participation in free elections.

Human Rights Commission

The Iraqi Constitution calls for the establishment of an independent National Human Rights Commission. The Commission will promote awareness of the importance of human rights in Iraq, review existing law and practice, and to advise government on what steps need to be taken to fully protect human rights in Iraq.

The National Human Rights Commission will be mandated to

Work to promote and ensure the harmonization of national legislation, regulations and practices with international human rights instruments to which the State is a party, and their effective implementation
Investigate individual complaints and systematic violations of human rights or refer complainant to proper administrative office or court
Carry out research and educational activities in schools and through media, reports and public dialogue

Examples of complaints that could be reviewed by the Commission might include discrimination in employment on the basis of sex or ethnic background, or long term imprisonment without charges or a trial.

For more information on capacity-building for the future Iraqi National Human Rights Commission, please visit: http://www.american.edu/cgp/IHRC

Human Rights Committee

The Human Rights Committee of the Council of Representatives was formed in July 2006. The Committee is responsible for drafting the legislation establishing a Human Rights Commission and all other human rights laws, including the protection of the rights of women, ethnic and religious minorities, and persons with disabilities. The Human Rights Committee is the legislative body that would draft bills to amend the Constitution, with respect to individual and group rights and freedoms.

Members

President: Mohamad Al Haidari
Vice-President: Hareth Al Abidi
Reporter: Ahlam Assaad

Hanin Kaddu, Fateeha Abdelhalim, Hossein Amir Radhi, Hassan Al Rabbii, Aida Sharif, Djian Kamel Hassan, Amar Ali Hassan, Shadha Mendhar Al Abussi, Hifaa Madjli Djaafar, Amina Ghadhbane Mobarak, Amer Thamer Ali.

Email us at: hrc@coriraq.net

Human Rights Ministry

The Ministry of Human Rights was established in 2004. Its primary mission is to assure that state institutions are acting in compliance with human rights laws. The Iraqi Constitution, approved by the Iraqi people in 2005, gives legal effect to certain fundamental rights and freedoms contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. These rights not only affect matters of life and death like freedom from torture and killing, but also affect your rights in everyday life: what you can say and do, your beliefs, your right to a fair trial, your freedom to worship as you please, and many other similar basic entitlements. The Human Rights Ministry acts in this capacity with visits to prisons and police stations to check on the treatment of prisoners and detainees.