Source: bic Geneva—4 April 2025—Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s ongoing human rights violations, including the persecution of the Bahá’ís, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. The resolution extends the mandate…
Source: www.iranintl.com Iranian civil society organizations convened in Geneva on Monday to present evidence of human rights violations in Iran with a focus on the persecution of Baha’is. The session, held during the UN Human…
Source: BIC Geneva—11 March 2025—Iran’s government was rebuked by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Professor Nazila Ghanea, who in strong remarks said the Islamic Republic could not “hide” its…
Source: iranwire.com United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern over the increasing systematic persecution of women from Iran’s Baha’i religious minority. The experts report that Baha’i women, who make up two-thirds of all Baha’i…
Source: bic.org 18 UN Experts jointly call attention to systematic targeting, widespread arrests, and ongoing violations against Baha’i women, highlighting intersectional discrimination and denial of fundamental rights Geneva—20 January 2025—A group of 18 United Nations…
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—16 January 2025—The Baha’i International Community calls upon all United Nations Member States to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for its ongoing and systematic abuses of the rights of the Baha’i…
Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has rebuked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its human rights violations, including against the Bahá’í community, saying in a new resolution that Bahá’ís and…
Source: www.bic.org New York—20 November 2024—A new United Nations (UN) resolution by the General Assembly’s Third Committee condemning the Iranian government’s human rights record has added to several weeks of international focus on the plight…
Source: bic.org Geneva—22 October 2024—A group of 18 United Nations Special Rapporteurs and UN Working Group experts have released a joint letter of allegations rebuking the Islamic Republic of Iran for the recent rise in attacks against…
Source: bbc.com/persian Translation By Iran Press Watch Javid Rahman, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran’s human rights affairs, says there is evidence of “genocide” against minorities and ethnic groups in the 1980s, including Baha’is, Kurds, and…
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—19 March 2024—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member States, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community at the Human Rights…
In March 2023, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Iran deplored the “brutal response” of the government to nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022. The Islamic Republic had killed hundreds of protesters, including children, since…
Source: www.bic.org 35th special session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children GENEVA —24 November 2022 Mr. President,…
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—16 November 2022—A resolution calling on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran, including of the Baha’i community, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, has been approved by the United…
Source: news.un.org Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of independent UN human rights experts said in a statement issued on Monday expressing alarm over the escalation in…
Source: www.ohchr.org GENEVA (22 August 2022) – UN experts* today called on Iranian authorities to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities and end the use of religion to curtail the exercise of fundamental rights. “We are…
