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…
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UN religious freedom expert: Iran is systematically persecuting Baha'is
[BWNS 23 Oct. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s persecution of Baha’is is among the most “extreme manifestations of religious intolerance and persecution” in the world today, according to a UN expert. The remarks of Heiner Bielefeldt…
UN Secretary General "deeply troubled" by developments in Iran
[BWNS, 13 Oct. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — For the fourth consecutive year, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has strongly criticized Iran’s record on human rights, saying violations have “continued and intensified” over the last…
UN: Situation of the Baha'is in Iran (June 15, 2011)
Statement on the situation of the Baha’is in Iran to the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (15 June 2011) YouTube Video by the Baha’i International Community’s Unite Nations Office: BICUNoffice [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIUjRgMRp74&feature=digest[/youtube] —…
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…
Historic UNHRC vote to investigate Iran’s human rights record underscores Secretary General’s report
(iran.bahai.us, 24 March 2011) oea — By overwhelming majority vote on March 24, the UN Human Rights Council called for a special investigator to monitor Iran’s compliance with international human rights standards to which the…
UN Human Rights Council appoints monitor for Iran
(BWNS, 24 March 2011) GENEVA — For the first time since its creation five years ago, the UN Human Rights Council has appointed a special investigator to monitor Iran’s compliance with international human rights standards.
Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations
(BWNS 21-Dec-2010) UNITED NATIONS — In a vote today, the United Nations once again strongly condemned Iran for failing to live up to international human rights standards. By a vote of 78 to 45, with…
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