Norma relacionada
Iraq
Practice Relating to Rule 93. Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence
Iraq’s Law of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (2005) identifies the following as a serious violation of the laws and customs of war applicable in both international and non-international armed conflicts: “Committing rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity”.
Iraq, Law of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, 2005, Article 13(2)(V) and (4)(F).
In 2012, Iraq’s Ministry of Human Rights issued a press release entitled “The [D]eputy [M]inister of human rights for studies affairs heads the special committee related to children[’s] involvement in armed conflicts”, which stated:
[T]he [D]eputy [M]inister of human rights for studies affairs … chaired the meeting of the committee specialized in children[’s] involvement in armed conflicts on Wednesday 8 February 2012. … The meeting discussed [the] banning of children[’s] involvement in armed conflicts. The [D]eputy [M]inister said that “we work hard to provide enough protection to children in case they are subjected to sexual and prostitution exploitation[”].
Iraq, Ministry of Human Rights, “The [D]eputy [M]inister of human rights for studies affairs heads the special committee related to children[’s] involvement in armed conflicts”, Press Release, 8 February 2012.
