Thank You Letter to Patrick Cockburn

Shia Rights Watch appreciates Patrick Cockburn’s recent articles in the Independent news agency. The journalist analyses the role of Saudi Arabia government and donors in that country in Shia killings in Middle East.

Accounting to Cockburn the target of Saudi Arabia is Shia. Thousands of Shia Muslim have been killed in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya and Egypt yet newspapers do not report them.

SRW and many other human rights groups have repeatedly emphasized on the fact that Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars to kills Shia Muslims, yet political figures refuse to hold this country responsible for the Shia rights violations. It is unfortunate to see human lives have lost its value because of political interests, says SRW.

SRW believes journalist such as Cockburn awaken many whose ignorance results in human rights violations. All journalists should report based on facts without any bias or political interest. As a human rights organization dedicated to the rights of Shia Muslims we are thankful to Cockburn and we hope his model of an ethical journalist can help others to practice their profession in an ethical style.