June 12 marks International Shia Day, a day dedicated to recognizing hardships Shia Muslims as a minority group face. International Shia Day was first instituted in 2015 in commemoration of the massacre that occurred at Camp Speicher in 2014 in which ISIS militants escorted upwards of 3,000 Iraqi soldiers from …
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August 22 was proclaimed as the International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief by the United Nations General Assembly. The day is set in honor of “victims and survivors who often remain forgotten.” In a statement, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland Jacek Czaputowicz stated, …
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In the month of September, that coincide with Muharram, Shia Muslims commemorated the death anniversary of Hussain ibn Ali, an international revered defender of human rights. On the occasion, Shia Muslims gather to renew their religious commitment in standing against human rights violations. Because Shia processions are public in ritual, …
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On June 12, 2014, Daesh militants marched 3000 Iraq soldiers from a previously the US operated military base, Camp Speicher, to Tikrit, 140 km north west of Baghdad. On arrival, militants divided the soldiers by religious affiliation, allowing all non-Shia to leave. Those remaining, approximately 1700 Shia soldiers, were shot …
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Scores of violations bear witness to the continued systematic targeting of the Shia Muslim population around the world. The breaches of human rights range from arrest and detainment to sexual abuse and torture in prisons, and as seen this month, mass execution. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bahrain had …
Read More »Letter to President Trump calling for immediate intervention in Al-Awamiyah, Saudi Arabia. Respected President Trump, Representing the United States of America as its president means standing up for American values, values that are based on democracy, freedom, dignity and human rights. As a human rights activist and on behalf of …
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On 18 July 2017, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights released another article calling out the country for its inhumane conditions for its prisoners, including many human rights advocates. These harsh conditions were documented by BCHR ,also confirmed by SRW, and reported that they went against the Standard Minimum Rules …
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The month of May was witness to over 562 tragic deaths, most of which were in Iraq. Anti-Shiism also continued in the form of detainment in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Nigeria. Anti-Shia efforts were furthered in revocation of citizenships of Bahraini pro-democracy advocates and demolition of seminaries in Azerbaijan. …
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تعلن منظمة شيعة رايتس ووتش الدولية اعتبار الثاني عشر من حزيران من كل عام يوما عالميا خاصا بالمسلمين الشيعة، تكريسا واحياء للمظلومية التي يتعرض لها اتباع المذهب الشيعي في الكثير من المجتمعات والدول حول العالم. وقد احيت المنظمة في الذكرى الاولى حادثة مجزرة معسكر سبايكر في العراق، والتي ذهب ضحيتها …
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الدفاع عن مظلومية أهل البيت عليهم السلام واتباعهم تكليف شرعي و واجب الجميع، ونحن بدورنا ( وبتوجيه من المرجعية الشيعية) ندافع عنك مهما بلغ الامر وكلف الثمن.الأمين العام [gview file=”http://shiarightswatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SRW_Report_AR_2014_2015.pdf” save=”1″]
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Shia Rights Watch Defending Justice and Rights