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…
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Baha’is Face “extreme” and “persistent” Persecution in Iran: UN Special Rapporteur Releases Final Report
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…
U.N. Report: Rights Abuses in Iran
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…
BIC statement at Human Rights Council special session on Iran
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,…
United Nations Resolution Calls on Crisis-Hit Iran to Respect Human Rights for All
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…
Rights Experts Urge Iran to End ‘Systematic Persecution’ of Religious Minorities
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…
Iran: UN Experts Alarmed by Escalating Religious Persecution
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…
UN Report Decries “Criminalisation” and Persecution of Baha’is Across MENA Region
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—11 March 2022—A new report and its annex, “Rights of persons belonging to religious or belief minorities in situations of conflict or insecurity”, by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion…
International support for Iran’s Baha’is highlights growing rights violations
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—16 December 2020—A United Nations resolution calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to respect the rights of its citizens—and which refers to the violations faced by Iranian Baha’is—passed today at the…
UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Source: en.radiofarda.com The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations. The resolution passed with a vote of 81 to 30 and 70 abstentions.…
UN to Iran: End human rights violations against Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Iran has once again been condemned by the international community for its ongoing human rights violations. A United Nations General Assembly committee has expressed its serious concern about the country’s…
Baha’is of Iran Suffer Most Egregious Forms of Persecution – UN Report
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—28 August 2019—The Baha’is of Iran—the largest non Muslim religious minority in the country—have suffered the “most egregious forms of repression, persecution and victimization” over the last 40 years, notes Javaid Rehman, the…
UN Resolution Calls for End to Iran’s Rights Violations Against Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly called on Iranian authorities to end ongoing human rights violations against the Baha’is in Iran. A resolution, adopted Thursday by a vote of 85 to 30, with 68…
UN Expert Calls for End to ‘Serious Violations’ Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—25 October 2018—The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran has raised concerns regarding “serious violations” against the Baha’i community in Iran. Presenting a major report on the situation…
Representative of BIC Delivered Statement on Situation of Baha’is in Iran at UN Human Rights Council – 37th Session
Source: www.bic.org UN Human Rights Council – 37th Session, March 2018. Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran GENEVA—12 March 2018 Mr. President, The Baha’i…
For 30th time, UN General Assembly Censures Iran for Persecution of Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — On Tuesday 19 December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly called on Iran to end ongoing violations of human rights, including its persecution of members of the Baha’i Faith, the country’s largest…