Rights group: Iraq collectively punishing ISIS families
By REUTERS
ERBIL - Human Rights Watch has accused Iraqi security forces of forcibly relocating at least 170 families of alleged Islamic State members to a closed "rehabilitation camp" as a form of collective punishment.“Iraqi authorities shouldn’t punish entire families because of their relatives’ actions,” said Lama Fakih, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.“These abusive acts are war crimes and are sabotaging efforts to promote reconciliation in areas retaken from ISIS.”Islamic State is also known as ISIS. An Iraqi military spokesman was not immediately available for comment.Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced victory over Islamic State in Mosul, ending three years of jihadist rule in the stronghold of their self-proclaimed caliphate.
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