Iraq: "No One is Safe", The Abuse of Women in Iraq’s Criminal Justice System

This 105-page report, issued by the HRW, documents abuses of women in detention based on interviews with women and girls, Sunni and Shia, in prison; their families and lawyers; and medical service providers in the prisons at a time of escalating violence involving security forces and armed groups. Human Rights Watch also reviewed court documents and extensive information received in meetings with Iraqi authorities including Justice, Interior, Defense, and Human Rights ministry officials, and two deputy prime ministers. 

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Methodology
• I. Background
• II. Illegal Arrests and Detentions of Women
• III. Torture and Sexual Abuse in Interrogations
• IV. Substandard Conditions in Women’s Prisons
• V. Government Responses to Allegations of Abuse
• VI. Shortcomings of the Legal System
• VII. International Legal Protections for Detainees
• Recommendations
• Acknowledgments