HRW says 14 prisoners have been executed in 2004 . HRW official : `` The government should disclose the identities , locations , and status of all prisoners on death row , the crimes for which they have been convicted , court records for their being charged , tried , and sentenced , and details of any impending executions , '' Human Rights Watch said . Government `` seems to have given state executioners the green light '' Iraq 's Human Rights Watch calls it `` fair punishment against terrorists and murderers '' Ministry of Justice : Many defendants in Iraqi courts are `` unable to pursue a meaningful defense ''
HRW says 14 prisoners have been executed in 2004 . HRW official : Government `` seems to have given state executioners the green light '' Iraq 's Human Rights Watch calls it `` fair punishment against terrorists and murderers '' Ministry of Justice : Many defendants in Iraqi courts are `` unable to pursue a meaningful defense ''