States have a clear but largely unmet responsibility for full and transparent reporting of those killed in armed violence, a new charter says.

Two landmark rulings focusing on the war in Iraq have confirmed that the UK’s human rights obligations do extend beyond its borders to overseas conflicts.

A new song was playing on Iraqi Kurdistan radio just before Easter, which included the lines, "Don't kill this generation" and "don't kill the future." Michele Naar-Obed from Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) recounts part of the untold story of nonviolent action and brutal state violence in Suleimaniya and Kawler, the state capital.

Iraqi authorities have been told to stop attacks on peaceful protesters calling for political reform and an end to unemployment, poor services and corruption.