Shia Rights Watch expresses concern for the continued genocide of the Hazara ethnic group in Pakistan. On January 3rd, 2021, 11 coal miners in Balochistan, Pakistan, were kidnapped and killed. Armed ISIS assailants identified the minors as Shia Muslims before dragging them from the minor’s shared residence to a location …
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In advocacy effort for Hazara minority, the following statement was presented by SRW at the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva Dear esteemed colleagues and member states, The protection of ethnic minorities is a priority for Shia Rights Watch. The Afghan Hazara minorities who are frequently persecuted as …
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Shia Rights Watch believes that all human beings are entitled to equal rights and liberties. Unfortunately, the indigenous Hazara people of Afghanistan are currently being restricted from their full liberties as a persecuted minority. Rather than facing oppression, these indigenous and minority groups should be embraced for the diversity and …
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سقط العشرات من الشيعة مجددا بين قتيل وجريح في هجمات ارهابية نفذها تنظيم داعش في العاصمة الافغانية كابول، اثر استهداف التنظيم الارهابي تظاهرة سلمية للمسلمين الشيعة الهزارة، ادميت على اثرها شوارع المدينة، واريقت دماء الابرياء دون ذنب او جريرة، سوى انتمائهم الى المذهب الشيعي، في جريمة نكراء يندى لها ضمير …
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Incidents of anti-Shiism in July 2015 There was a significant increase in both the number of Shia killed and those that were injured during attacks. There was a decrease in the total amount of Shia arrested or abducted, but there were abductions this month as opposed to last month. There …
Read More »Attack to Shia at Commemorations in Iraq Attack to Shia pilgrims in Iraq claimed 16 lives and wounded 50 others. Suicide bomber attacked Shia Muslims as they commemorated the death of their 7th Imam, near Baghdad. Also in eastern Baghdad, another two pilgrims were killed and nine wounded when a …
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Shia Rights Watch Defending Justice and Rights