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Iraq: Ensure accountability for killing of women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed
Responding to the killing of prominent Iraqi women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed, who was shot by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle outside her home in northern Baghdad, Razaw Salihy, Amnesty International's Iraq Researcher, said:
"The brutal killing of Yanar Mohammed, who dedicated her life to defending women's rights, is a calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders, especially those defending women's rights. The Iraqi authorities must stop this pattern of targeted attacks in their tracks, and take seriously the sustained smear campaigns designed to discredit and endanger activists."
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