Human Rights Watch says it is likely crucial evidence for the trials of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi officials has been lost or tainted.
US-led coalition forces failed to secure relevant sites after last year's invasion of Iraq, the group says.
They failed to prevent people from looting thousands of official documents from government buildings.
Coalition forces also failed to stop relatives of some of the many thousands of people who disappeared during Saddam Hussein's rule from digging up remains found at some mass grave sites, the organisation says.
Human Rights Watch says the availability of solid documentary and forensic evidence will be a key to the success of any trials in Iraq, corroborating and providing extra weight to witness testimonies.
But it says it is likely some evidence has been tainted or lost because of inaction or negligence by US-led coalition forces.
BBC articleUS-led coalition forces failed to secure relevant sites after last year's invasion of Iraq, the group says.
They failed to prevent people from looting thousands of official documents from government buildings.
Coalition forces also failed to stop relatives of some of the many thousands of people who disappeared during Saddam Hussein's rule from digging up remains found at some mass grave sites, the organisation says.
Human Rights Watch says the availability of solid documentary and forensic evidence will be a key to the success of any trials in Iraq, corroborating and providing extra weight to witness testimonies.
But it says it is likely some evidence has been tainted or lost because of inaction or negligence by US-led coalition forces.
But, you know, it really doesn't matter, because we are doing away with human rights officially in this next term.
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