COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 82
IRAQI NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR REMEMBRANCE
Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and under the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolutions 1483 and 1511 (2003),
Recognizing that the Iraqi people have long suffered from terrible abuses of their fundamental freedoms and human rights,
Acknowledging that the Iraqi people are still uncovering long-hidden evidence of the brutality inflicted on them by the previous regime,
Noting that accounting publicly for the past atrocities and educating the Iraqi people about them will serve as a crucial safeguard against future abuses of fundamental freedoms and human rights,
Desiring that the establishment of monuments, memorials and other historical and artistic exhibitions will create a lasting record of the crimes committed against the Iraqi people, a tribute to Iraqi resilience and a caution to future generations,
I hereby promulgate the following:
Section 1
Purpose
The Iraqi National Foundation for Remembrance (the “Foundation”) will take steps to ensure that the atrocities of the previous regime are memorialized so that current and future generations of Iraqis will understand and remember this dark period of Iraqi history and take those steps necessary to preserve an open and democratic government which protects human rights, fundamental freedoms and dignity.
Section 2
Establishment
1) The Iraqi National Foundation for Remembrance is hereby established.
2) The Foundation will consider proposals from across the nation on how best to
memorialize the victims of these brutal atrocities and the sacrifices made by Iraqi individuals and the communities of Iraq. The Foundation will seek proposals to memorialize and commemorate, among others, those who suffered or lost their lives during the 1991 Intifada, the 1988 Anfal campaign and other massacres, the
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1986-1988 chemical attacks, the “Arabization” and other forced relocation
campaigns, the draining of the Marshlands, the 1999 Student Uprising in Najaf, as well as the many other atrocities committed by the previous regime against members of the political opposition in all ethnic and religious groups. The Foundation may obligate funds for selected proposals by grant or direct contracting.
3) The Foundation will publish and distribute widely requests for proposals for
monuments, memorials, historical and artistic exhibitions (both permanent and
traveling) and other programs to educate and inform the public. The selection
criteria will be transparent and non-discriminatory and be included in all requests for proposals. The Foundation, by a majority vote of its Board of Directors, will choose the proposals to be funded from its budget after fairly and objectively evaluating each proposal submitted.
4) The Foundation will seek to raise private funds for establishing a national
memorial museum in Baghdad. This museum will document, study and present
publicly the history of atrocities suffered under the previous regime. The
Foundation, by a majority vote of its Board of Directors, will decide on the
acceptance of each private donation for the museum. The Foundation will adopt
procedures providing for any solicitation and acceptance of funds for the museum, including procedures to ensure that no funds are accepted from donors who are seeking special benefits from or access to the Governments of Iraq through such donations, to ensure that no person or entity is advantaged or disadvantaged because of a donation or a failure to donate, and to ensure that any solicitation and acceptance of funds will be separate from any of the funding decisions authorized in Section 2(3) of this Order. The Foundation will ensure that funding for the establishment of this museum will not affect or influence in any way decisions made pursuant to Section 2(3) of this Order.
5) The Foundation will develop policies and implement programs as may be
necessary to give effect to this Order.
6) The Foundation will seek the enactment of such legislation as necessary to protect and preserve memorials, monuments, other historical and artistic exhibitions and the museum.
Section 3
Organization
1) A Board of Directors, comprised of seven Directors, will guide the Foundation. The Administrator will appoint the Board of Directors after consultations with the