UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Ian Cobain
guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 May 2013 17.17 BST

A series of public inquests should be held into the deaths of civilians who are alleged to have been killed unlawfully by the British military following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the high court has ruled.

In a ground-breaking judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.

In practice, a series of hearings – possibly amounting to more than 100 – are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year legal battle on behalf of the Iraqis' families.

Each hearing must involve a "full, fair and fearless investigation accessible to the victim's families and to the public", the court ruled, and should examine not only the immediate circumstances but other issues surrounding each death.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/24/uk-inquests-civilian-deaths-iraq-war

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. I don't hear Britain boo-hooing over dead Iraqis like they are over their dead soldier.

[Daniel537]

2. Iraqi civilians, the forgotten victims of that nightmare.

Even most people who oppose the war here in the US usually just mention the fallen troops as victims and stop there. The indifference that most Americans have towards civilian casualties of war is mind-boggling, or worse yet, sickening.

[snot]

3. K&R'd.

[TakeALeftTurn]

4. K&R

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