Ali Jaseb Hattab
HRD, Lawyer
Advocates for the Protesters Rights Commission
Ali Jaseb Hattab is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Advocates for the Protesters Rights Commission. His work consists of advocating for the rights of political prisoners, and against government violations.
Human rights defenders in Iraq have been subjected to attack, harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention without trial. Despite the fact that Iraq became a party to the Convention Against Torture in July 2011, torture and ill-treatment in camps and detention centres remains widespread, including against imprisoned human rights defenders and democracy activists.
