Thursday, November 01, 2007

on the 25 October the European Parliament approved a resolution
on Iran.
This resolution expresses concern about the overall situation of Human
Rights in Iran, referring the status of several religious and ethnic
minorities. The specific situation of the Baha'is is mentioned twice.

The European Parliament remember us that "members of the religious community
of the Baha'is cannot exercise their faith, are exposed to severe
persecution and deprived of virtually all civil rights (e.g. property
rights, access to higher education), and whereas their religious sites are
being vandalised"

And also "Calls on the authorities to respect internationally recognised
legal safeguards with regard to persons belonging to religious minorities,
officially recognised or otherwise; condemns the current disrespect of
minority rights and calls for minorities to be able to exercise all rights
granted by the Iranian Constitution and international law; further calls on
the authorities to eliminate all forms of discrimination on religious or
ethnic grounds or against persons belonging to minorities, such as Kurds,
Azeris, Arabs, Baluchis and Baha'is; calls in particular for the de facto
ban on practising the Baha'i faith to be lifted;"

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