By Global Post
Agencie France Press
As Iraq suffers its worst violence in years, gangs claiming ties to
powerful militias have been commandeering empty homes in Baghdad with
little official sanction, victims and rights groups say.
Militia
leaders have disavowed the practice and insist they are not behind it,
while those affected -- principally minority Christians -- say the
country's courts have done little to protect their property.
"We
have received dozens of such cases," William Warda, head of the
Baghdad-based Hammurabi Human Rights Organisation, told AFP.
"Most
of them are afraid of submitting complaints to the government, because
they do not believe they can protect themselves if they file a lawsuit
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