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Caring for women
29.11.2005
Press from 28.Nov.2005
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Caring for women
(Al-Mutamar)
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed al-Chalabi, who is also
head of the Iraqi National Congress slate running
for parliament, said there is no way to build the
new Iraq without putting women in leading roles. He
noted that women in Iraq had been marginalised for
decades and described them as “patient mothers and
active sisters.” He praised their roles in keeping
Iraqi families together during the aggressive wars
of former president Saddam Hussein. He emphasised
that they must participate in the political process
with fair representation equal to their social
importance.
(Al-Mutamar is
issued daily by the Iraqi National Congress.)
Iraqi Judicial System is Weak
(Al-Adala)
The head of the Supreme Council of the Islamic
Revolution in Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said the
Iraqi judicial system was weak in the trial of
former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Hakim said
that Saddam killed 60 of his family members,
including seven of his brothers. Hakim said he will
(present a case) when the Iraqi judicial system
strengthens. The weakness delayed (the trial) and
will delay sentencing Saddam, he added. He called
Saddam a criminal who should be sentenced in line
with Iraqi laws.
(Al-Adala is
issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic
Revolution in Iraq.)
Two Former Justice Ministers to Defend Saddam
(Addustour)
Two former justice officials from Qatar and the
United States said they will join the legal team
defending former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Qatar's former justice minister Najeeb al-Nuaimi and
former US attorney general Ramsey Clark said in
Amman that they will come to Baghdad to join
Saddam's defence, led by Khalil al-Dulaimi. The two
said they wanted to guarantee that Saddam receive a
fair trial. Washington is under significant pressure
to guarantee Saddam's legal rights. Saddam and seven
former Ba'ath Party leaders are on trial for the
massacre of 148 men in Dijail in 1982.
(Addustour is an
independent daily published by former journalist
Basim al-Sheikh.)
Deterioration of Human Rights
(Baghdad)
The head of the Iraqi Accordance Front slate, Iyad
Allawi, said human rights violations in Iraq are now
worse than during Saddam’s time. He directly
criticised the interior ministry for the violations,
asserting that many Iraqis are arrested and
interrogated inhumanely. He said Iraqis are tortured
and some have died during the interrogations. He
said he does not blame the minister but those who
stand behind secret jails and killings. He called
for mass arrests and torture to stop, saying that if
not, evil will dominate ministries and all
government associations.
(Baghdad is a
daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National
Accord.)
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