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- Coming to Terms with the Humanitarian Imperative in Iraq (01 Jan 2007)
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Keywords: Security NGOs Humanitarian situationSummary of forthcoming study on perceptions of humanitarian needs and activities in Iraq.
Based on interviews with Iraqis, and with NGO workers in Iraq, carried out Oct-Dec 2006 by Iraqi researchers for the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University (USA).
Findings include:
Blurred distinctions between military, political, commercial and humanitarian actors: "Our fieldwork in different regions of Iraq confirms that it is now often virtually impossible for Iraqis (and sometimes for humanitarian professionals) to distinguish between the roles and activities of local and international actors, including military forces, political actors and other authorities, for-profit contractors, international NGOs, local NGOs and UN agencies."
the only exceptions to this (and to the relative lack of aid providers' openness and transparency) were local religious charities and mosques, although these were also subject to some pressure from parties and militias.
importance of perceived neutrality of aid providers. "Neutrality is not an abstract notion in Iraq. Our research indicates an acute readiness among Iraqis to distinguish between aid providers that have taken sides, and those that have not; however, readiness does not necessarily equate to ability."
Decline of 'neutral' aid funding: "important sources of “neutral” funding fell off sharply in mid-2005....Our interviews with a range of humanitarian organizations still operational inside Iraq indicate that since the escalation of inter-communal violence sparked by the Samarah Mosque bombing in February 2006, bilateral donors and ECHO have generally been unresponsive and resistant to operational innovations on the ground."
Declining security situation in centre/south in recent months, accompanied by increasing secrecy and uncertainty amongst aid providers, which hampers their operational effectiveness and their transparency
- Amnesty International Report 2006: Iraq Overview (23 May 2006)
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Keywords: Amnesty Human rights NGOsThe Amnetsy Internaltional 2006 Report covers events from January to December 2005.
Both the US-led Multinational Force (MNF) and Iraqi security forces committed grave human rights violations, including torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary detention without charge or trial, and excessive use of force resulting in civilian deaths. Armed groups fighting against the MNF and the Iraqi government were responsible for grave human rights abuses, including the deliberate killing of thousands of civilians in bomb and other attacks, hostage-taking and torture. Dozens of people were sentenced to death by criminal courts and at least three were executed. Former President Saddam Hussain and seven others were brought to trial. Women and girls continued to be harassed and lived in fear as a result of the continuing lack of security.
- Iraq Emergency Situation: Trends in violence, Humanitarian Needs, preparedness (02 May 2006)
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Keywords: Violence NGOs Humanitarian situationReport produced by the NGO Cordination Committee in Iraq, supported by Oxfam, on the humanitarian situation in Iraq
- Amnesty International Iraq pages
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Keywords: NGOs Human rights - Amnesty International Report 2004
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Keywords: NGOs Human rights - Arab Media Watch
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Keywords: News NGOs Media - CAABU: Iraq weekly news updates
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Keywords: News NGOs(Discontinued June 2005). Documents produced weekly by the Campaign for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding. They give bullet-point summaries of the main developments in Iraq day by day.
- StC UK Iraq page
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- Save the Children UK
Keywords: NGOs Human rights