Iraq draft constitution fails to protect religious, human rights, USCIRF says

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=21300

[Baptist Press News] July 28, 2005--Drafts of Iraq’s permanent constitution are a retreat from the religious and human rights protections in its transitional charter, the United States Commission on International Freedom has noted.

This development is not surprising in view that the group drafting the constitution is largely comprised of Shiites who favor the establishment of a pure Islamic state in Iraq like the Islamic "republic" in Iran, one where Shari'ah law prevails.