Stop the Whipping in Suleimaniyah

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Civil Society organizations decry whipping and other tortures at 15 July demonstration

Following the call for a demonstration at 5:00 pm on July 15th 2011, scores of military, security, militia and polices forces were stationed at the heart of the city of Suleimaniyah.  The center of the city was literally occupied by those forces, which without any legal, ethical or moral restraints, attacked people and established special locations for whipping activists and ordinary citizens.
The behaviors witnessed today were not different from those committed by the military forces of the Baath regime, and are contrary to the internal and international laws and regulations.  They even contradict laws regarding demonstrations in the Kurdistan region. 

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