Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019 11:17 AM MYT
Nearly 300 people have been killed in Iraq since the protests against political corruption, unemployment and poor public services began on October 1. “...We would like to express our deep regret for the number of people killed,” he told international diplomats gathered at what the UN calls the Universal Periodic Review.
“We recommend that Iraq immediately cease using excessive force against peaceful demonstrators, particularly the unlawful use of tear gas canisters and live ammunition, and hold accountable, in a transparent manner, those responsible for this violence,” Daniel Kronenfeld, Human Rights Counselor at the US Mission in Geneva.
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