"We at the Organisation for Women's Freedom in Iraq condemn in the strongest terms this cowardly terrorist crime, which we consider a direct attack on the feminist struggle and the values of freedom and equality."
"Several international rights groups also condemned Mohammed's killing, with Amnesty International on Wednesday decrying the deadly attack as brutal and 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."
Yanar Mohammed, a 66-year-old prominent Iraqi women's rights activist, was fatally shot by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle outside her Baghdad home. Despite emergency medical intervention, she succumbed to her injuries. Mohammed co-founded the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq and dedicated decades to defending women's rights, combating gender-based violence, domestic abuse, trafficking, and honor killings. International human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, condemned the killing as a calculated assault targeting human rights defenders. Amnesty called on Iraqi authorities to investigate the attack, bring perpetrators to justice, and halt the pattern of targeted violence against activists. The killing sparked global grief and renewed calls for protecting those defending women's rights and freedom.
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