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In Iraq, a Unitad team is carrying out exhumations at the site of a mass grave. Several people, some in white lab coats, are working around a hole dug in the ground in a desert area.
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Navigating the accountability maze in post-UNITAD Iraq

The blame game over UNITAD’s premature closure will not do anyone any good, says Bojan Gavrilovic, a human rights lawyer. Both Iraq and the UN should put the evidence that UNITAD has collected to their intended use by creating a survivor-centered criminal accountability mechanism in Iraq and an enhanced UN archiving system to support any […]
By Bojan Gavrilovic (for Justice Info)
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