U.N. Condemns Executions of 38 Prisoners in Iraqbr Iraqi appeared that They are sitting there because it’s required by Iraqi law; they are not sitting there because they are providing a defense.br "Given the flaws of the Iraqi justice system, it appears extremely doubtfulbr that strict due process and fair trial guarantees were followed in these 38 cases," Elizabeth Throssell, a spokeswoman for the United Nations human rights office in Geneva, told reporters.br The prison is believed to have about 6,000 prisoners on death row, Agnes Callamard, a Unitedbr Nations human rights expert monitoring extrajudicial executions, said in an email.br Iraq’s judicial authorities have tried or convicted at least 7,374 people on suspicionbr of Islamic State links since 2014, Human Rights Watch said this month in a report.br Islamic State had that So they’re both equally culpable.br United Nations human rights officials have said that speeding up the execution of accused militants could result in the deaths of innocent people.br 15, 2017br GENEVA — The United Nations said Friday that it was appalled by a mass execution of prisoners in Iraqbr and called for an immediate halt to executions, citing flaws in the country’s criminal justice system.