In Pakistan, Shia Muslims are prevented from practicing their religion. They are imprisoned, penalized and persecuted because of their religious beliefs. In Iraq and Syria, the situation is more regrettable. For years, different minorities such as the Yezidis, Turkmen, Sunni Muslims, the Shia, Christens, and Kurds used to live in peace in the region. However, lack of attention to the six mentioned risk factors that contribute to outbreak of violence along with negative interventions of some countries and some opportunist non State actors have brought about the heinous consequences we are witnessing. Considering paragraph 12 of the Draft recommendations which reiterates on the necessity of protection of minority rights by the States, Our Organization calls on all States to comply with international standards of minority rights protection and benefit from the experiences and best practices performed by the vulnerable countries which have managed to prevent atrocity crimes. Pag. 2 a 2

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