UNAMI charges conditions of Iraq’s Human Rights activists as “miserable”

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The Director of the UN Iraq Assistance Mission (UNAMI)’s office in Iraq has charged that the conditions of human rights activists in Iraq as “fragile and miserable,” and that the activists are facing many challenges and difficulties.   “The human rights activists in Iraq are facing a lot of challenges and difficulties,” Francesco Muta said in a speech at the Conference of Civil Activists, held in Arbil on Tuesday and attended by IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that “Iraqis are being affected by the economic deterioration.”   He said “the Iraqis are not being exposed for physical harm only, but are suffering from lack of services that had deteriorated,” calling for boosting efforts that would contribute in the building up of the society.   The 3-day conference, attended by 80 civilian activists from all parts of Iraq, along with representatives of UN human rights organization in Czekia and the United Nations Iraq Assistance Mission (UNAMI).   SKH (TS)/SR  350