Iraq under Saddam Hussein

Patronage and violence used to motivate supporters and eliminate opposition

Torture execution and coercion used against enemies

Iraqi Kurds have been persecuted, and attacked with chemical weapons

Executions carried out without due process of law

Women prisoners at Mahjar are routinely raped by guards

Prisoners at Qurtiyya Prison left in metal boxes to die if they do not confess

Penalties for criminal offences include: amputation, branding, cutting off ears and mutilation.