Iraq: Evidence of ill-treatment of Iraq citizens born and living outside Iraq in Kuwait
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ6486 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Evidence of ill-treatment of Iraq citizens born and living outside Iraq in Kuwait, 1 July 1990, IRQ6486, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1838.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Specific information on the mistreatment of Iraqi citizens in Kuwait is currently unavailable to the IRBC.
In 1970, the population of Iraqis in Kuwait was estimated at 39,000 (Thomas Kurian, 1987:1114). Generally in Kuwait, foreigners reportedly experience difficulties in terms of housing, property ownership, and access to medical care and education (R. Owen, 1985:12). According to the Department of State Country Reports 1988 on Human Rights, non-Kuwaitis allegedly receive rougher treatment in routine criminal cases than Kuwaitis (1989:1456), and they are allegedly deported after serving their sentences (1989:1461). For instance, in 1986, an Iraqi accused of attempting to assassinate the Emir of Kuwait and overthrow his government was tried (New York Times, 12 October 1986). The defendant, together with four others (tried in absentia) would reportedly face possible death sentences, if found guilty (Ibid.).
Bibliography
1. Owen, R., Migrant Workers in the Gulf, London: Minority Rights Group Ltd, 1985.
2. U.S. Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989.
3. "Iraqi Goes on Trial in Kuwait Charged in Attempt on Emir", The New York Times, 12 October 1986.