[BWNS 29 March 2012] NEW YORK — Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran’s seven former Baha’i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have been deprived of the…
Monthly Archives For March 2012
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
[BWNS 23 March 2012] GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted by an overwhelming margin for a continuing investigation into human rights violations in Iran. Yesterday’s vote of 22 to 5 with 20…
Iran's abuses of religious freedom condemned
[BWNS 22 March 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — Iran remains one of the worst abusers of the right to religious freedom in the world, according to a new report. The US Commission on International Religious…
Scientists call for release of Baha’i educators
[BWNS 20 March 2012] COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND,United States — An international body that monitors the human rights of scientists around the world, and assists those in need, is urging the Iranian authorities to free imprisoned…
Eye Opener: Reza Allamehzadeh’s documentary about Bahai persecution
[iranian.com, 14-Mar-2012] by Ari Siletz On the way to viewing Reza Allamehzadeh’s documentary about Bahai persecution, the car radio program was about a 340 ton rock being dragged 60 miles to the Los Angeles County…
UN monitor highlights failure of Iran's justice system
[BWNS 14 March 2012] GENEVA — The United Nations investigator into human rights in Iran has sharply criticized the country’s system of justice and human rights record. UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed told a meeting of…
Iran's Election Promises: Slaughter, Imprisonment, Torture, and Oppression
[huffingtonpost.ca, 2 Mar. 2012] Irwin Cotler, (Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, first elected in November, 1999; he is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law…
Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical – Special Year 2011
[HRANA, 6 Feb. 2012] In a report by the Human Rights Activists in Iran titled “Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical — special Year 2011,” the report identifies the persecution of the Baha’is in…
UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
[UNHR, 6 March 2012] In its “Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” Human Rights Council Nineteenth session included a report on the situation of the…
Recent publications from IHRDC on changes in Iran’s Islamic Penal Code
[IHRDC, 28 Feb. 2012] Dear friends and supporters, Following the approval of legislation by Iran’s Guardian Council for a revised Islamic Penal Code, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has become increasingly concerned by the…
Amnesty International report condemns Iran's human rights abuses
[BWNS, 2 Mar. 2012] GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has noted with alarm a new Amnesty International report that highlights the widening crackdown on dissent in Iran. The document, titled ‘We are ordered to crush you’:…
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