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Committee of the American Physical Society writes letter of support for Baha’i students in Iran
On May 28, 2010, the Committee on International Freedom of Scientists of the American Physical Society wrote a letter to Iran’s Minister of Education, Dr. Hamid Reza Haji Babaie, expressing concern over the country’s systematic denial of higher education to Baha’i students.
From the letter:
Denying anyone access to education based upon their personal convictions is rightly considered to be deplorable, whether these convictions are religious or political, and in the long run such policies serve to undermine not only human rights but also future benefits to that country at issue and to the world at large. In addition such actions are in direct contravention to several international treaties which Iran is a signatory, namely The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights1, The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights2 and in particular The Convention on the Rights of the Child3 which in article 28 explicitly address the rights of a child to education and in 1c, with making “higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity.”
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