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Failure to hold armed groups accountable for killings will mar Iraq elections, HRW warns

Failure to hold armed groups accountable for killings will mar Iraq elections, HRW warns    6 Hours Since the outbreak of protests in Iraq in October 2019, more than 80 activists have been subjected to assassination or assassination attempts. (Photo: Reuters) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch warned last week about armed groups targeting journalists and activists in Iraq, noting that failing to hold them accountable could cast a shadow over the upcoming Iraqi elections and spread a climate of fear among protesters who have called for change since October 2019. HRW said in a report published on Thursday that the failure of Iraqi authorities to take urgent steps to stop extrajudicial killings of protesters and activists would have a chilling effect, and limit the ability of Iraqis to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 10.

Impunity for Killings Will Cast a Pall Over Iraq s Elections

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.  © (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) When protests erupted in Baghdad and other parts of central and southern Iraq in October 2019, tens of thousands of mostly young people took to the streets demanding improved government services and more action to curb widespread corruption. The protests quickly evolved into calls for accountability as security forces repeatedly employed excessive force against them, killing hundreds of the largely peaceful demonstrators. Although the protests have since diminished, those killings have not, as various armed groups continue to target critics of the government, including journalists and activists, in a vacuum of impunity. If the authorities are not able to take urgent steps to stop these extrajudicial killings, the palpable climate of fear they have created will severely limit the ability of Iraqis wh

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