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Kurds honor human-rights achievements

ERBIL, Iraq, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi Kurdistan serves as a model for tolerance and respect for diversity, regional officials said, marking the 60th anniversary of a human-rights declaration.

'Chemical Ali' gets second death sentence

BAGHDAD, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," was sentenced to die Tuesday for quelling a Shiite uprising against Saddam Hussein, Iraqi officials said.

KRG holds ceremony for Anfal victims

ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq held a formal ceremony for 150 victims of the 1980s Anfal ethnic-cleansing campaign against the Kurds.

U.S. denies transfer of Baath officials

BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. officials denied a request from the Iraqi government to hand over custody of former officials of the Baath regime facing war crimes charges, sources say.

Residents demand execution of Chemical Ali

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Residents in northern Sulaimaniya province sent a letter to the Iraqi government calling for the execution of "Chemical Ali" and others for war crimes.

'Chemical Ali' trial resumes

BAGHDAD, July 28 (UPI) -- An Iraqi court resumed proceedings examining the atrocities allegedly ordered by Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," following a 1991 Shiite rebellion.

Tariq Aziz trial postponed to July 16

BAGHDAD, July 8 (UPI) -- An Iraqi court in Baghdad postponed to July 16 the trial of Tariq Aziz, Ali Hassan al-Majid and others for the 1992 slaying of 42 businessmen.

Chemical Ali denies 1991 shootings

BAGHDAD, June 16 (UPI) -- Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," denied at a war crimes tribunal in Baghdad shooting unarmed protesters during a 1991 Shiite uprising in Basra.

Iraqi High Tribunal sets fifth trial date

BAGHDAD, June 12 (UPI) -- The fifth trial by the Iraqi High Tribunal begins July 21 in the 1999 assassination of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr.

Witnesses testify in trial of Tariq Aziz

BAGHDAD, May 22 (UPI) -- Witnesses testified in the trial of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz as his lawyers waited in Jordan for permission to defend their client.

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