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Instructions: Read the following case studies. Discuss what type of discrimination/ human rights violation has taken place.

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1. Dhabihullah Mahrami was born in 1946 into a Baha'i family in Yazd. On August 16, 1995, he appeared before the Islamic Court in Yazd. He was asked about his religious beliefs, and about a document he signed in 1985. The document said that his religion was Islam. In the court session, he said that his religion was Baha'i. That court session was followed by three other sessions. In those sessions he was asked to accept Islam. When he refused to do so, he was charged with "national apostasy". On January 2, 1996 he was sentenced to death.

2. Over ten years ago, on December 4, 1985, Consuelo Benavides, a teacher, and Serapio Ord��ez, an agricultural worker, were arrested by members of the Ecuadorian Navy for having connections to an armed opposition group. Days later, Serapio Ord��ez was released. Serapio testified before independent human rights defenders. Serapio said that they had been arrested and tortured.

For three years, between December 1985 and December 1988, Consuelo Benavides' did not know what had happened to her. The Navy said they didn�t know anything about her. On December 28, 1988 her mother identified the body of a woman found shot three years earlier, as that of her daughter.

Kelthoum Ahmed Labid El-Ouanat, a 24-year-old woman from Smara (Western Sahara), was arrested on October 10, 1992 in the office of the governor in Smara. After her arrest, she was completely isolated and was not allowed to see her family, lawyers. She was not given medical care for 10 months. During this time she was beaten, tortured and sexually abused. She was brought to trial on July 29, 1993 before the military court in Rabat (Morocco).

Kelthoum was charged with threatening the security of the state and burning other people's property. Kelthoum was not allowed any contact with her family or access to a lawyer before the trial. Kelthoum's family was not allowed to be present. Kelthoum was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

4. Elman Ali Ahmed, 42, was killed in Somalia because of his peaceful opinions. He was respected among international organizations working for peace, development and human rights in Somalia. He ran a technical training institute to help young fighters with skills to live peacefully. He helped orphans and street-children and repaired electricity and roads in the community. Elman did not belong to any political group and criticised all political leaders for the continuing violence. He leaves behind four daughters.


Adapted from: http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/countries/index.html#I