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Ban Ki-moon: Interior prevented us from entering the detention centers and concern on the situation of women in prisons
Baghdad / term Press
Accused the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Iraqi Interior Ministry to prevent inspectors and members of the international mission in Baghdad from entering detention centers for the status of detainees have and assess whether procedures followed by the line with international standards, and stressed that the justice system in Iraq, "marred many points weakness. "
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in his league to the UN Security Council, that "the United Nations Mission in Iraq and continued to monitor the situation in prisons and places of detention under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice."
But he said the "conditions in detention facilities under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice is witnessing steady improvement, including physical conditions and rehabilitation programs, and medical and psychological services," pointing out that "the ministry is implementing a range of reforms to harmonize conditions in prisons and detention facilities with international standards of human Rights, including the restoration and construction of buildings and deal with the remaining issue of overcrowding in some prisons. " He Ki-moon, "but the United Nations Mission in Iraq has not been given an opportunity to enter detention centers under the authority of the Ministry of Interior," noting at the same time that "many of the detainees and prisoners interviewed by the Mission in the Ministry of Justice facilities, and family members of persons detained in the detention centers of the Ministry of Interior, said they had been assaulted and ill-treatment, and sometimes torture, at the hands of authorities during their detention. " And Ban Ki-moon said in his report to the Security Council that "the Iraqi justice system defects weaknesses." He Ban Ki-moon "I remain deeply concerned about some aspects of the administration of justice in Iraq, including the receipt of reports that prisoners and detainees to abuse and ill-treatment, and lack of respect for due process, and some deficiencies in meeting the criteria of a fair trial."
He UN secretary-general expressed concern "the special difficulties faced by women when تعاملهن with the criminal justice system," noting saying "I urge the Government of Iraq to ensure full respect for due process and in accordance with the Constitution and its obligations to the international law of human rights, at the same time, ensure that fully investigated cases of abuse and ill-treatment alleged, and that those responsible for such acts subject to full accountability. "
So declared Ki-moon that Iraq has become an exporter of dust storms in the world is no longer affected by only, and stressed that the deterioration of the environment in which began negatively affect both the economic and health where, stressing that Iraq will be offered for less than 300 dust storm annually over the past ten next.
He said that "despite incomplete scientific data, it was recognized that Iraq is not affected only storms dirt, but became one of the countries exporting due to exposure to environmental degradation over many decades," noting that "the increasing number of dust storms and frequency pose risks economic and health is not only in Iraq, but also for the entire region. "
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