On January 19, 2012 Iraq reportedly executed 34 individuals, including two women, following their conviction for various crimes, according to the UN human rights office.
The total number of individuals sentenced to death in Iraq since 2004 is believed to stand at more than 1,200. The total number actually executed since then is not known, although at least 63 individuals are thought to have been executed in the past two months alone.
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