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ADAPP-Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran

The Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners (ADAPP) works on the human rights situation facing Iran's minorities, and in particular, the Azerbaijani Turkic community. Iranian Azerbaijanis are mainly Shi'a Muslims and are acknowledged as Iran's largest minority, where they are generally believed to constitute between 25-30 percent of the population. The Azerbaijani Turkic society is mainly in the north and north-west of Iran, although significant communities are found throughout the country. In recent years, they have been calling for greater cultural and linguistic rights, such as the right to education in the Azerbaijani-Turkic language, and the right to celebrate Azerbaijani culture and history. However, these demands are violently suppressed by the Iranian authorities, resulting in execution, torture, persecution and imprisonment of Azerbaijani human rights activists.

EPAF-Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team

Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (or Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team -- EPAF) applies forensic anthropology to the search for forcibly disappeared persons during the period of internal political conflict from 1982- 2000. It is their final goal to restore the identity of the thousands of missing Peruvians that rest in hidden burial sites across the country.

BOSFAM

BOSFAM was founded in 1994 during the Bosnian War by Beba Hadzic, the former head of the Srebrenica primary school. It was founded as a refuge for refugee women regardless of their age, religion, ethnic background, or education. BOSFAM's mission is to help Bosnian women and their families gain economic stability as they struggle against poverty, misery, and suffering. The organization's name is derived from BOSnian FAMily. BOSFAM operates on the principles of humaneness, impartiality, independence, and voluntarism. It is based in the Bosnian town of Tuzla and has a branch in Srebrenica.

BASE

Backward Society Education (BASE), Nepal

http://nepalbase.org/
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