Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions
Iraq has been in the core group of the following resolutions: cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage; human rights and preventing and countering violent extremism; the human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups.
Voting record
Since it first became a member of the Council in 2017, Iraq has abstained or voted against on all resolutions under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), with the exception of a vote in favour of a text on Myanmar (2018). Concerning country-specific resolutions under item 2, Iraq has voted in favour of texts concerning Myanmar (2018, 2019) and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2019) and against texts on Eritrea (2019) and the Philippines (2019). It abstained during voting on resolutions on Yemen (2018, 2019), Nicaragua (2019) and Venezuela (2018). Iraq has voted in favour of all resolutions tabled under item 7 (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory). On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Iraq has generally joined consensus except those on cooperation with Ukraine (Iraq voted in favour once and abstained once), cooperation with Georgia (abstained twice) and on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (voted in favour).
For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Iraq has generally joined consensus, and has mostly voted in favour where there has been a vote. Exceptions include abstention during voting on a text on the integrity of the judicial system, and votes against resolutions on the question of the death penalty and on drug control. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social, and cultural rights, Iraq has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.
HRC participation
During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:
0
Regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 78
241
Subregional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 50
167
Political group
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 109
109
Cross-regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 96
7
Other joint
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 5
HRC member empty chair?
Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.
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