Iraq: President must halt ratification of death sentences
Amnesty International is seriously concerned that many of the death sentences President Fuad Ma’sum may be ratifying are of individuals who were convicted based on “confessions” obtained under torture that the defendants later retracted in court, televised “confessions” admitted as evidence against other defendants, or information obtained through secret informants in total disregard for international fair trial guarantees.
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