Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious...

Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious persecution, torture and forced relocation, a United Nations human rights expert revealed in a report.
Andreas Mavrommatis, of Cyprus, said he had also "received information suggesting that persons who had allegedly insulted the president of Iraq have had their tongues amputated without trial".
The report to the General Assembly noted that the Iraqi Government had dismissed most previous allegations of human rights violations, claiming they were based on information provided by hostile sources. Iraq's UN Ambassador Mohammed al-Douri said: "I cannot comment because I have to read the whole report."