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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | JUNE 08, 2017 |
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January 2017 Belkis Wille for Human Rights | At least 26 bodies of blindfolded and handcuffed men have been found in government held areas in and around Mosul since the operation to retake the city began in October 2016. Many of the men had been held by Iraqi government security forces for suspicion of Islamic State (ISIS) affiliation.
Extrajudicial executions during an armed conflict are war crimes and if widespread or systematic, carried out as part of policy, would constitute crimes against humanity.
Human Rights Watch obtained seven photos of the bodies at the site, which show the corpses in various lying and kneeling positions, all blindfolded with their hands bound with plastic handcuffs or fabric. |
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