Gangs kill freely in Iraq chaos
Gangs kill freely in Iraq chaos
Hundreds of bodies showing signs of torture or execution arrive at the Baghdad mortuary each month, a senior UN official has told the BBC.
John Pace, until recently UN human rights chief in Iraq, told the BBC News website that up to 75% of the corpses showed signs of extrajudicial death.
Mr Pace blamed an "endemic" breakdown of security for increasing violence.
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