Suʽad al-ʽAli (سعاد العلي) was an Iraqi human rights campaigner. She was the president of al-Wid al-Alami For Human Rights. She was murdered in the city of Basra, Iraq, on September 25, 2018.
Al-ʽAli was a leader of the 2018 protests in the city of Basra against corruption and economic, political and social problems.[1]
Al-Wid Al-Alami for Human Rights is an NGO concentrating on "women's rights and demands” and "children's rights and many activities for the revival of childhood", according to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights.[2]
According to Frontline Defenders, "On 25 September at 3:30 p.m., in the Al-Abbasiyah district in the city centre of Basra, an unidentified man shot Su’ad Al-Ali in the back of her head while she was getting into her car."[3] A video showing her killing by unknown attackers was posted online and reported by the BBC.[4]
ʽAli al-Bayati from the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) condemned the killing of Al-ʽAli, and called on the Iraqi government to protect civil society organisations and human rights activists.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Women in the headlines – for all the wrong reasons, plus a round-up of MENA's latest free expression news - IFEX". IFEX. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ "Gulf Centre for Human Rights". Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ "Killing of woman human rights defender Suʽad Al-ʽAli". Frontline Defenders. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Iraqi rights activist shot dead in Basra". BBC News. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ Corporation, Nalia. "Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights condemns activist killing in Basra". www.nrttv.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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