Ministry of Human Rights (Iraq)

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Human Rights
Agency overview
وزارة حقوق الانسان

Headquarters	Al Mansour, Baghdad Coordinates: 33°19′12″N 44°21′54″E / 33.32000°N 44.36500°E / 33.32000; 44.36500
Agency executives	Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Minister Hussein Jasim Al-Zuhairi, Deputy Minister Dr. Abdul Kareim Al-Janabi, Deputy Minister
Website	http://www.humanrights.gov.iq

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The Ministry of Human Rights was a cabinet-level ministry within the government of Iraq between 2003 and 2015. The Ministry was created by the Coalition Provisional Authority when the Iraqi Governning Council was formed after the invasion of Iraq.

The Ministry interested of human rights propaganda, Saddam regime victims, victims of terrorism rights, martyrs rights, prisoners rights and mass graves in Iraq.^[1]^[2]^[3]

List of Ministers

Dr. Abdulbaseet Al-Hadithi (September 2003 - April 2004)
Bakhtiar Amin (June 2004 - May 2005)
Narmin Othman (May 2005 - 20 May, 2006)
Wijedan Salem (20 May, 2006 - 21 December, 2010)
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (21 December, 2010 - 18 October 2014)
Mohammed Mahdi Ameen al-Bayati^[4] (18 October 2014 - 16 August 2015)

The ministry was removed from the Cabinet in August 2015 by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi when he decreased the number of cabinet ministers in response to public demonstrations against corruption and government inefficiency.^[5]

Ministry Offices

The Minister Office
The Deputy Minister of Administration Affairs Office
The Deputy Minister of Research Affairs Office
The General Inspector Office
The National Center of Human Rights
Humanity Affairs Department
performance monitoring and protection of rights Department
Media Center
Relations and International Cooperation Department
Administration and Financial affairs Department
Legal Department
Governorates Affairs Department

References

↑ http://www.humanrights.gov.iq/
↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-i/iraq.html
↑ Council of Ministers of Iraq
↑ "Iraq's human rights minister talks battling IS and the Speicher 'mass murder'". Retrieved 2015-08-16.
↑ "Iraqi PM Scraps 11 Cabinet Posts In Reform Drive". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

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