Full Coverage: Iraq

28.10.2005 Some of the world's richest nations have come under fire from a leading corruption watchdog group for failing to take action against the companies that illegally profited from a United Nations-sponsored humanitarian programme in Iraq.

27.10.2005 Approval for the new constitution represents a "landmark day" in Iraq not because it is a step toward democracy, but because it is a step toward civil war, argues Robert Dreyfuss.

27.10.2005 More than 2,000 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, but that's just the beginning of the story behind the numbers, says CODEPINK and Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin.

26.10.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26 (OneWorld) - A day after the two-thousandth U.S. soldier died in the Iraq war, much of the American public seems to have decided that disgruntled answers to surveys won't end the bloodshed.

25.10.2005 Two peace activists were arrested in Whitehall on Tuesday for organising an unauthorised "bell-ringing" remembrance ceremony marking the anniversary this week of the Lancet estimate that 100,000 people have died in Iraq of war-related causes.

20.10.2005 WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (IPS) - While international human rights groups have long wanted former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to face trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, they have serious reservations about whether proceedings that got underway in Baghdad Wednesday will meet international standards of fairness.

19.10.2005 Democracy is not the same as liberty, reminds national security expert Ivan Eland. Until liberty takes root for all Iraqis--including the disaffected Sunnis--U.S. and Iraqi officials should not expect a reprieve from violence, no matter how many democratic votes they hold, he says.

18.10.2005 On the day after the 2,000th reported U.S. military death in Iraq, the pro-peace majority will spring into action, telling Congress "Not one more death. Not one more dollar." There are currently 142 events planned in 34 states; find one near you or organize your own.

18.10.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (OneWorld) - As Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi government leaders are brought before a special tribunal this week to face criminal charges, legal scholars in the United States and experts at the United Nations warn of possible violations of international standards for fair trials.

15.10.2005 A death toll vigil will mark the anniversary of last year's Lancet report - which concluded that there had been at least 100,000 excess Iraqi deaths since the 2003 invasion - during which a bell will be tolled 100 times. Dress in black. Edith Cavell statue (near Trafalgar Square), 29 October

14.10.2005 A conference to renew anti-Iraq war solidarity will be held in London on 10 December. The aim is "to issue a call for peace that will echo around the world".

14.10.2005 Bush and Blair must rethink their policy from scratch, which is why it is important to remind the government of what we at Christian Aid said before the invasion and why we said it. Tony Blair appeared not to listen last time. May be this time he will pay heed.

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AFSC, Military Families Speak Out, and Gold Star Families for Peace are calling for people across the U.S. to stand up and say that the needless killing of U.S. troops and Iraqis must stop and that the resources funding this war are needed for other things. Events to mark the 2,000th reported U.S. military death will range from candlelight vigils to public actions that illustrate the size of the death toll. Here in our “No More Deaths, No More Dollars” campaign center, you will find supporting materials and suggestions for designing an event that meets the needs of your community.

07.10.2005 Many of the thousands of low-wage Asian labourers working for US military contractors in Iraq are fleeing the country, says David Phinney.

07.10.2005 The U.S. senate voted 90-9 Thursday, despite the opposition of President George W. Bush, to bring U.S. troops in line with anti-torture guidelines set out in the Geneva Convention.

06.10.2005 NEW YORK, Oct 6 (OneWorld) - Armed groups resorting to indiscriminate violence against civilians in Iraq and Palestine are under fire from the world's two leading human rights organizations who have consistently denounced the acts of military aggression by foreign forces there.

06.10.2005 "Our Iraqi sisters tell us they are experiencing domestic violence, rape, abduction, and forced marriages like never before," says MADRE. Join their network of concerned women holding house parties to raise awareness.

06.10.2005 WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (IPS) - Despite strong opposition from the Pentagon and the White House, the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate is coming under growing pressure to set specific standards for the "humane" treatment of detainees taken in Iraq and elsewhere in the George W. Bush administration's "war on terror".

06.10.2005 Iraq, Nepal and Somalia are named as "situations at particular risk of new or significantly escalated conflict in the coming month" by the International Crisis Group.

04.10.2005 The laws of war require all participants--government-sponsored or otherwise--to protect civilians and other non-combatants, said a 140-page report released today by human rights campaigners, calling out al Qaeda and other armed groups for egregious violations.