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U.N. urges Iraq to rethink renewal of death penalty
By Tim Cocks
Reuters
May 6, 2009
BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - Three days after a dozen convicts were hanged in Baghdad, the United Nations urged Iraq on Wednesday to reconsider its resumption of the death penalty, saying 115 prisoners on death row may not have had fair trials. A U.N. official, who declined to be named, told Reuters Sunday's executions were thought to be the first for about 18 months, although he acknowledged their may have been a few carried out during that time that were not made public...
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U.N. revises refugee guidelines to show Iraq safer
By Laura MacInnis
Reuters
Published in the Washington Post
Tuesday, May 5, 2009; 9:43 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - Violence in Iraq has waned enough for the United Nations to stop recommending that most Iraqis get automatic refugee status abroad, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday. Some of the 1.5 million Iraqis living outside their country, which descended into sectarianism after U.S.-led forces invaded in 2003, should now be able to return safely, UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond said...
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