Iraq: Information on the 1995 amnesties issued by the Revolution(ary) Command Council
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ21813.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Information on the 1995 amnesties issued by the Revolution(ary) Command Council, 1 September 1995, IRQ21813.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aab434.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Attached please find an unofficial translation of the texts of two amnesty decrees issued by the Iraqi Revolution(ary) Command Council in 1995 as provided by the Ottawa branch office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Revolutionary Command Council Resolution No. 64 of 30 July 1995 declares an amnesty for certain Iraqis who have been sentenced for political crimes. Decree No. 61 of 22 July 1995 provides for the release of certain other groups of Iraqi prisoners and declares an amnesty for certain deserters and draft-dodgers.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Iraq. Revolutionary Command Council Resolution No. 64, 30 July 1995. Unofficial translation provided by the Ottawa Branch of the UNHCR on 18 August 1995.
Iraq. Revolution(ary) Command Council, Decree No. 61. 22 July 1995. Unofficial translation provided by the Ottawa Branch of the UNHCR on 18 August 1995.
