The Iraq Solidarity Campaign

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign was founded in 2003 and is led by British-born Iraqi writer Hussein Al-alak. The group is active in protests against the Iraqi invasion in different locations throughout the world. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=New Wave of Protests Marks Third Anniversary of Iraq Invasion | date=2006-03-19 | publisher= | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/19/news/web.0319protests.php | work =International Herald Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-05 | language = ]

Prior to the 2003 invasion, the organisation operated as the Coalition Against Sanctions and War on Iraq (CASWI), which formed as a result of a fusion between organisations which included the Campaign Against Repression and for Democratic Rights in Iraq (CARDRI), CND, Pax Christi and some Iraqi Opposition organisations.fact|date=February 2008

The Campaign Against Repression and for Democratic Rights in Iraq was founded in 1979 and obtained the support of organisations including the Iraqi Women's League, the Iraqi Communist Party and was chaired by the current Special Human Rights Envoy to Iraq, Ann Clwyd MP.fact|date=February 2008

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