[Authorities] are failing to ensure that perpetrators of domestic violence, including harrowing cases of murder, rape, beatings and burning, are held to account.
Survivors of domestic violence in the Kurdistan region of Iraq are being failed at every turn.
Out of nearly 14,000 complaints filed in all of Iraq during the first four months of 2024, only about 100 cases led to criminal convictions.
Women and girls subjected to domestic violence in Iraqi Kurdistan face 'daunting obstacles' when they seek state protection, with local authorities accused of failing to prosecute the abusers.
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