Religious Persecution
People are being abused and killed because of their religion
Religious Persecution Violates Human Rights
Yazidi Persecution in Iraq
Source: cnn.com
Photo Credit: dailymail.co.uk
Rohingya Persecution in Myanmar
According to Reuters, President Obama called on Myanmar's government to end discrimination against the Rohingya Muslim minority in their country. Currently, the Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar, even though their ancestors have lived there for generations. This violates UNDHR Article 15 which grants all people the "Right to a Nationality." There have been deadly fights between the country's Buddhists and Muslims. Many thousands of Rohingya have been displaced because of the fighting and many have died trying to flee into other countries.
Source: reuters.com
Photo Credit: Islam.ruEuropean Persecution of Jews
Source: Huffington Post
Image Credit: Pew Research Center
Who is trying to help?
Amnesty International
Email: contactus@amnesty.org
Website: amnestyinternational.org
Phone: +44-20-74135500
Annotated Bibliography
1. "Amnesty International." Why Are the Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar? Amnesty International, 28 May 2015. Web. 04 June 2015. <https://www.amnesty.org/en/articles/news/2015/05/why-are-the-rohingya-fleeing-myanmar/>.
This article explains many of the ways the Rohgyina are being persecuted. It is helpful because it describes the government's response and what Amnesty International is doing about it.
2. Smith-Spark, Laura. "Iraq: 'Hundreds of Yazidi Minority Slaughtered' - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 6 Aug. 2014. Web. 04 June 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/world/meast/iraq-crisis-minority-persecution/>This webpage is a news story from last summer on the difficulties faced by the Yazidi minority in Iraq. It was helpful for my project because it gave many specific details on how many people were being affected.
3. Kuruvilla, Carol. "Pew Research Center: Global Harassment Of Jews Has Reached A Seven-Year High." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 26 Feb. 2015. Web. 04 June 2015. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/pew-research-jews-harassment_n_6762340.html>.
This article was very helpful in that it cited information from a recent Pew Research Center study on persecution of Jews. It not only offered statistics, but also stories of specific incidences of persecution.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-30001063
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/burma-says-rohingya-muslims-only-seeking-jobs-not-escaping-persecution/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/us-asia-migrants-idUSKBN0OK11320150604