The United Nations reported Tuesday that 34,452 Iraqi civilians died in 2006 as a result of bombings, extra-judicial executions and other forms of violence.
Iraq’s population is 27 million. If violent deaths occurred at the same rate in the US, with a population of 300 million, the toll would surpass 370,000. This would be equivalent in terms of numbers to the annihilation of an entire city the size of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The UN report, which acknowledges that its tally underestimates the actual number of Iraqis killed last year, paints a horrific picture of a society wracked by military and sectarian violence and a collapse in the basic conditions of life. It is a social catastrophe with few parallels in modern history, and a direct consequence of the US invasion and occupation of the country.
Please see: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jan2007/iraq-j18.shtml
Please also see:
UNAMI Human Rights Report on Iraq appeals for respect of the rule of law.
Root causes of violence affecting civilians: lack of accountability and impunity http://www.uniraq.org
UN death figures paint a grim picture
http://electroniciraq.net/news/2833.shtml
Anything But a Happy New Year in Iraq
http://electroniciraq.net/news/2832.shtml
US, Jordan, Syria Must Open Doors to Iraq Refugees
US Should Fund Refugee Care in Neighboring States
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/01/16/usint15064.htm
Over 34,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2006, says UN report on rights violations http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21241&Cr=iraq&Cr1=
United Nations and Iraq
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=inspect
United Nations and the Middle East
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=70&Body=Palestin&Body1=
Iraq’s population is 27 million. If violent deaths occurred at the same rate in the US, with a population of 300 million, the toll would surpass 370,000. This would be equivalent in terms of numbers to the annihilation of an entire city the size of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The UN report, which acknowledges that its tally underestimates the actual number of Iraqis killed last year, paints a horrific picture of a society wracked by military and sectarian violence and a collapse in the basic conditions of life. It is a social catastrophe with few parallels in modern history, and a direct consequence of the US invasion and occupation of the country.
Please see: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jan2007/iraq-j18.shtml
Please also see:
UNAMI Human Rights Report on Iraq appeals for respect of the rule of law.
Root causes of violence affecting civilians: lack of accountability and impunity http://www.uniraq.org
UN death figures paint a grim picture
http://electroniciraq.net/news/2833.shtml
Anything But a Happy New Year in Iraq
http://electroniciraq.net/news/2832.shtml
US, Jordan, Syria Must Open Doors to Iraq Refugees
US Should Fund Refugee Care in Neighboring States
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/01/16/usint15064.htm
Over 34,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2006, says UN report on rights violations http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21241&Cr=iraq&Cr1=
United Nations and Iraq
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=inspect
United Nations and the Middle East
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=70&Body=Palestin&Body1=