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Submission to the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to War-Created Environmental Pollution in Iraq

This statement focuses on the devastation of the environment in Iraq as a result of 2003 Iraq War that began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States of America-led coalition in which a combined force of troops from the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq

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Submission to the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to War Crimes Committed in the Iraq War

This statement focuses on violations of international law during the Iraq War and occupation, and in particular, war crimes committed by the United States of America and its allies (hereinafter, the “Coalition”). The extent of Coalition war crimes warrants the establishment of an independent international tribunal that can investigate and prosecute such crimes.

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