UNAMI calls upon Iraqi Government to stop all death verdicts in Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The UN Mission to Iraq, UNAMI, expressed its deep concerns due to the implementation of the death sentences in Iraq since the Iraqi Ministry of Justice declared implementing the death penalty against (42) persons, among them a woman, on 10 / October/2013.UNAMI reported in a statement received by IraqiNews.com ”The UN Mission repeats its appeal to the Iraqi Government to stop all death sentences in Iraq in accordance with the resolutions issued by the UN General Assembly.””UNAMI called upon the Iraqi Government to consider adopting the second Optional Protocol of the International Covenant related to civil and political rights in order to cancel death sentence in Iraq,” the statement concluded. \END\