HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Iraq: US Data on Civilian Casualties Raises Serious Concerns

(New York, April 12, 2007) ? US government documents made public by court order raise serious concerns about the number of civilian casualties caused by American soldiers and contractors in Iraq and the standards under which it pays compensation to Iraqi victims, Human Rights Watch said today. The records, which document compensation claims made by the families of Iraqis killed by US troops, were revealed today by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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