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Physician Participation in Human Rights Abuses in Southern Iraq
During the 1979-2003 Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, violations of human rights have been reported to be widespread and systematic. These reports are supported by the findings of a study of the prevalence of human rights abuses in 3 cities in southern Iraq, reported elsewhere in this issue of the Journal. In that study, 47% of households surveyed reported human rights abuses occurring among household members since 1991. Although the participation of physicians in human rights abuses in Iraq during the Baath regime has been documented,3-7 Iraqi physicians have not, to our knowledge, been surveyed about their own experiences and views on physician involvement.
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