A recent report from an Iraqi human rights observatory uncovered a disturbing trend of secret executions in Iraq. Over the past few weeks, authorities have reportedly carried out dozens of death sentences without announcing it publicly, and therefore raises concerns about transparency and integrity of due process in the Iraqi justice system. Afad, an independent observatory dedicated to monitoring human rights abuses in Iraq, said in a statement that it has documented 63 cases of executions that were not publicly announced by Iraqi authorities. According to Iraq’s 2005 constitution, secret exe…