Iraq: Further Information: Woman charged on torture-tainted evidence: Bassema Darwish Khidr Murad

A woman who survived IS captivity has been charged under the Anti-Terrorism Law and will face trial on 21 February 2017. She was reportedly tortured after her arrest on 25 October 2014 and forced to sign papers without reading them. She remains detained with her infant daughter. If convicted, she faces life imprisonment.

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