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To: Bearded One who wrote (9325)	11/7/1997 5:29:00 PM
From: Barbara Barry	Respond to of 94695

FYI..more news regarding Iraq: By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Friday the concentration of ''all government power'' in the hands of President Saddam Hussein seemed to be the major factor behind many violations of civil and political rights. In a statement, the 18 independent experts expressed deep concern about allegations of summary executions, arbitrary arrests and torture by security and military forces, as well as the disappearance of thousands over recent years in Iraq. The committee called on Iraq to carry out an investigation -- ''fully, publicly and impartially'' -- into the allegations and to bring the perpetrators of the crimes to justice. Iraq should abolish the death penalty for crimes which are not serious and cease inhuman punishments including branding between the eyebrows and amputations, it said. The experts, who include former Indian Chief Justice Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, expressed concern over media censorship, lack of freedom of expression and a law imposing life imprisonment and even death for insulting Saddam. Barbara P.S. What a sad state of affairs...so many issues. :(