[BWNS, 19 Dec. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — Reflecting the international community’s increasing intolerance for human rights violations, the UN General Assembly today condemned Iran for oppressing its citizens. By a vote of 89 to 30 with…
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Claim your Human Rights – IHRDC’s Evidence Collection Guide, Now on Video
[IHRDC, 8 Dec. 2011] In 2011, the world witnessed millions of people around the globe peacefully demanding their human rights and civil liberties. While less visible than the crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square or the marches…
UN strongly condemns Iran's human rights violations; European Parliament joins global outcry
[BWNS 21 Nov. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — Using some of its strongest language to date, the United Nations General Assembly has roundly condemned Iran for its “serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations.” By a vote…
Council on Foreign Relations hosts conference call on “Iranian Crackdown: The Regime Against Baha’is”
[bahai.us, 10 Nov. 2011] Religious leaders, congressional staff, policy researchers and academics participated in an unprecedented discussion about the Iranian regime’s persecution of members of the Baha’i faith, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations…
Attacks on Baha'is continue as Iran's human rights record comes under further UN scrutiny
[BWNS, 4 Nov 2011] GENEVA — As a United Nations body concluded that Iran’s persecution of Baha’is is clearly violating one of the world’s major human rights treaties, the Baha’i International Community has learned of a…
UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed has requested that Iranian officials cooperate and allow him to visit Iran
[RAHANA 24 Oct. 2011] After presenting his first report for the UN regarding human rights issues in Iran, the Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed requested that he be allowed to visit the country.
UN monitor for Iran presents first findings on human rights abuses
[BWNS 16 Oct. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — In his first report, the newly appointed UN investigator into human rights in Iran has appealed to the Iranian government to create a culture in which the fundamental rights…
15 October 2011 UN Special Rapporteur on Iran’s Official Report to the UN Human Rights Council
Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre has included the recent UN Special Rapporteur dated 15 October 2011 in its documentation repository. The full report is available here: PDF. Excerpt from the report related to the Baha’is…
Closed Doors: Iran's Campaign to Deny Higher Education to Baha'is
A Special Section at the Baha’i World News site brings all the relevant content regarding Iran’s systematic campaign to deny higher education to the Baha’is in Iran –its largest religious minority. I invite you to…
‘Electric’ program on Iran’s struggle for human rights sponsored by Baha’is in Southern California
[bahai.us 29 Sep 2011] Hollywood star Rainn Wilson and actress/activist Shiva Rose hosted an audience of 1,300 at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, CA, in mid-September for an evening dedicated to human rights in Iran.
Give a voice to the voiceless of Iran
[Justice4BahaiYouth, 23 Sep 2011] The Baha’i’s in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have been persecuted since the 1979 revolution. Thousands were arrested and hundreds executed. Today, over 100 Baha’i’s are unjustly imprisoned including seven…
Jagland urges Europe to 'practice what it preaches' in the Mediterranean region
[Human Rights Europe, 12 Sep. 2011] Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has challenged Europe to practice what it preaches in its relations with neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean region. In his 9 September speech to the…
New reports of human rights violations highlight situation of Iran's Baha'is
[BWNS, 23 Aug. 2011] GENEVA — Iran’s treatment of its Baha’i citizens has been identified as a major area of concern in three important new surveys carried out by international human rights organizations. The reports…
British legal bodies highlight "dire situation" of human rights in Iran
(BWNS 8 July 2011) LONDON — Two prominent legal associations are calling upon the United Nations’ new special investigator for Iran to examine the “dire situation” of human rights defenders and alleged “dissidents” in the country. In…
Panel explores crisis of human rights in Iran
[BWNS 17 June 2011] LONDON — Iran’s human rights record has come under scrutiny at a seminar held in the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament. The panel discussion – which included members of Parliament, experts and human…
Governments condemn Iran's reversal on jail terms
(BWNS – 6 April 2011) GENEVA — Governments and human rights organizations have been swift to condemn the reinstatement of 20-year jail sentences for Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders. The seven were informed last month by prison authorities…
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