尼姆爾·巴克爾·尼姆爾(阿拉伯语:نمر باقر النمر[1];1959年6月21日-2016年1月2日),通常被稱為謝赫尼姆爾,曾是一名於沙地阿拉伯東部省阿瓦米亚市(英语:Al-Awamiyah)的伊斯蘭教什葉派謝赫[2]。他批評沙地阿拉伯政府(英语:Politics of Saudi Arabia)[1],受年輕人支持[1][3],向政府要求在沙地阿拉伯舉行自由選舉(英语:elections in Saudi Arabia)[4]。他聲稱在2006年被捕期間被沙地秘密警察(英语:Mabahith)毆打[1]。2009年,他批評沙地政府,並建議如果不改善被歧視的沙地什葉派教徒(英语:Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia)的待遇[5][2],東部省便應該獨立[6]。此導致政府對他發出通輯令,最後他和另外35人被拘捕[5][7]。在2011-2012年沙地阿拉伯抗議(英语:2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests)期間,尼姆爾呼籲示威者以「語言的轟鳴」而不用暴力抵抗警察[8][9],以及預測如果政府的打壓持續,沙地的機關將會被推翻[10]。因此,他被《衛報》視為「在起義中持領導角色」[3]。
聯合國人權事務高級專員扎伊德親王拉阿德·扎伊德·侯賽因(英语:Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein)譴責该處決為「令人不安的事態發展」,因為他並未犯下任何在國際法中被定為「最嚴重罪行」的罪。他还补充说死刑只可在遵守预定程序和公平審訊权利(英语:Right to a fair trial)的前提下才可判,且整个過程必須完全透明[40]。
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