A/HRC/30/66 85. The Kurdistan Regional Government continues to apply an unofficial moratorium to the death penalty. No executions have taken place in 2015. UNAMI continues to encourage Kurdish authorities to formalize the moratorium by abolishing the death penalty in law. IV. Conclusions 86. The human rights situation in Iraq remains alarming in the light of violations and abuses committed by ISIL and associated groups. The non-international armed conflict and acts of terrorism continue to inflict tremendous suffering on civilians. ISIL continued to target members of different ethnic and religious communities, intentionally subjecting them to a range of abuses and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. 87. The ability of women to enjoy the full range of human rights has deteriorated considerably with the ongoing armed conflict. Children suffer from violence and trauma, and bear the brunt of displacement. From 1 January 2014 to 31 May 2015, UNAMI/OHCHR recorded at least 15,612 civilians killed, 30,502 others wounded and at least 3 million persons displaced as a result of the non-international armed conflict in Iraq. 88. UNAMI/ OHCHR continued to monitor and report on the human rights situation and repeatedly called upon all armed groups to comply strictly with applicable international humanitarian and human rights law, and to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians from the effects of hostilities. UNAMI/OHCHR issued joint reports on the human rights situation in Iraq and provided technical support to duty bearers and stakeholders in addressing protection concerns. 89. UNAMI/OHCHR continued to provide training and capacity development to relevant ministries and parliamentary committees, the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights and various civil society actors. 90. In response to the current crisis and its effects, UNAMI/OHCHR dedicated considerable efforts to promoting and protecting human rights and the rule of law through a three-fold project. UNAMI/OHCHR will develop studies of legislation and policies with a view to submitting proposals on judicial, legal and institutional reforms to the relevant authorities. 91. UNAMI/OHCHR will assist the Government of Iraq in comprehensively reviewing criminal justice laws and policies, including Anti-terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005, to ensure compliance with international human rights standards, including with regard to the rights of due process and fair trial standards, and to introduce amendments to the Criminal Code and other relevant laws to grant domestic courts jurisdiction over international crimes committed in Iraq. 92. UNAMI/OHCHR will advise the Government in undertaking administrative and institutional reforms to ensure that the police forces and all officials engaged in law enforcement and the administration of justice comply with the obligations of Iraq under its Constitution and under international human rights law, including with regard to persons detained in relation to terrorism. 93. In addition, strengthening the legal framework for the protection against gender-based violence continues to be a priority. UNAMI/OHCHR will assist the Government in addressing legal gaps in the protection of women, in compliance with international human rights law, and, in particular, in ensuring that the national strategy on combating violence against women is fully implemented. 16

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