Iraq: 132 self-harm cases reported in 2019 first quarter

More than 3000 people died from "intentional self-harm" in 2017.

青少年自殘情況上升達三成。 Source: Getty

Iraq's Human Rights Commission says an increase was noticed in the self-harm cases in the 2019 first quarter nationwide.


The figure was worked out by the commission in collaboration with Iraqi health and security authorities, as SBS Arabic24's Baghdad correspondent Ashraf AlAzzawi reports.


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