The Role of the High Commission of Human Rights in Iraq in Promoting Human Rights

Abstract

The National Human Rights Institution in Iraq is embodied in the High Commission for Human Rights, which is one of the independent constitutional bodies, which aims to work to promote and protect human rights and freedoms at the national level, and there is no doubt that preserving human rights is the cornerstone of society’s stability, wherever I found a society that enjoys stability, I found a person who is comfortable with his rights, and there is no doubt that spreading a culture of human rights, inculcating their values, promoting them, teaching them and training them, to turn them into a practical reality in society, has a great impact on the understanding and familiarity of individuals with their rights, respect, preservation, and public With dignity and freedom from all forms of persecution and oppression, and inculcating a sense of responsibility towards the rights of individuals and public interests, which causes individuals to actively promote and participate in the development of their country, and people are charged with this task under its law, and to achieve this it undertakes many activities and uses many of the means stipulated in its law, It did not provide for it, based on the broad mandate it was entrusted with, namely, to promote and protect human rights.