Ufuq Organization in a meeting with the Vice President of the Iraqi Parliament, about the (cybercrime) Bill

Civil society organizations met with Mr. Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, Vice President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives. A representative of our organization attended this meeting, Mr. Wissam Ibrahim, Executive Manager of Ufuq Organization.
The meeting was about the (cybercrime) bill and the observations that were made by us on it.
The Bill was discussed with the Vice President. We expressed our concerns, including punitive articles, penalties depriving of liberty, and some problematic articles. It was agreed that the Bill would be in line with human rights standards, And on joint work in the future.
Note that our organization, in partnership with several organizations, including ( Friedrich Ebert Stiftung) and the Dutch Network (Ohard), and in cooperation with the advisory office of the Vice president of the Iraqi parliament, worked previously to amend the first draft that was put forward in 2011, and we seek to reach the optimal formula for protecting individuals From electronic blackmail, protecting freedoms, and not being silenced, under the pretext of protecting digital security.