Feb04
Human Rights Watch World Report 2008
Human Rights Watch (HRW) specifically mentioned the situation of the Baha’is in Iran and in Egypt in its recently published World Report 2008. The report deals with human rights concerns in countries throughout the world.
The relevant extracts from this year’s report are provided below.
Regarding the Iranian Baha’is:
Minorities
Iran’s ethnic and religious minorities are subject to discrimination and, in some cases, persecution.
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The government continues to deny Iran’s Baha’i community permission to publicly worship or pursue religious activities. In 2007 the government prevented at least 800 Baha’i students access to National Entrance Examination scores needed for admission to universities in Iran.
Regarding the Egyptian Baha’is:
Religious Intolerance and Discrimination against Religious Minorities Although Egypt’s constitution provides for equal rights without regard to religion, discrimination against Egyptian Christians and official intolerance of Baha’is and some Muslim sects continue. Egyptians are able to convert to Islam generally without difficulty, but Muslims who convert to Christianity face difficulties amending their identity papers. Baha’i institutions and community activities are prohibited by law.
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