Human Rights Report, UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, July/August 2006

Published September 2006

This report, covering July and August 2006, discusses the state of human rights in Iraq. It documents the death toll of civilians - over 6500 in two months - and describes the "continuing lack of protection of civilians in regard to their civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights".

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Human Rights Report, UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, July/August 2006

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