Outcome Report >> Iraq, Comment, 34th Session, November 2019

Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit – COC Nederland commended Iraq for acknowledging the right to life for all people regardless of their sexual orientation, in their last submission to the Human Rights Committee. It was concerned by recent statements from Iraqi officials that deny the acknowledgment of this right. Members of the LGBT+ community had been the target of organized killings for decades, yet no one had been brought to justice. It stated that the Iraqi Government continued to overlook these crimes. It urged Iraq to publicly condemn the murders of LGBT+ citizens and hold murderers accountable regardless of the identities of their victims. [Para 774]