Kadhimiyya Women's Prison

Kadhimiyya Women's Prison is a correctional facility in Kadhimiyya, Baghdad, Iraq. As of 2006, it was one of the main three prisons in Iraq which housed women.[1] It was the only correctional facility in Baghdad which housed women until 2009.[2]

It was originally a palace of the mother of King Faisal of Iraq, Queen Aurea.[1]

As of 2006 it housed prisoners convicted of prostitution, terrorism, and murder.[1]

References

  1. Tarabay, Jamie. "Iraqi Women Claim Abuse in Prison" (Archive). National Public Radio. August 1, 2006. Retrieved on December 25, 2015.
  2. "Iraq: Security Forces Abusing Women in Detention " (Archive). Human Rights Watch. February 6, 2014. Retrieved on December 25, 2015.

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