Reports/Statements
STATEMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS FROM THE U.N. AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
2010
Statement from U.S. Representative Frank Wolf
June 10, 2010
Statement from U.S. Representative Mark Kirk
June 10, 2010
U.S. State Department statement condemns continued incarceration of seven Baha’i leaders
May 14, 2010
U.S. statement: Human Rights Council UPR of Iran
Feb. 15, 2010
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom condemns “sham” trial
Jan. 12, 2010
U.S. Department of State statement on Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iran
Jan. 11, 2010
Statement condemning the trial of seven Iranian Baha’is leaders, which commenced Jan. 12, 2010.
2009
U.S. Senate passes S.Res.71 condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Dec. 1, 2009
U.N. Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Nov. 20, 2009
The resolution expressed “deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
U.S. Department of State’s International Religious Freedom Report 2009, “Iran”
Oct. 26, 2009
Report on the status of religious freedom in Iran, including that of the country’s Baha’i community.
U.S. House of Representatives pass H.Res.175 condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Oct. 22, 2009
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom statement
July 9, 2009
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) call for the release of seven Baha’i leaders who may face trial on July 11, 2009, in Tehran.
U.S. congressional statement
May 21, 2009
Virginia Rep. Frank R. Wolf’s statement urging the Obama administration to include human rights in its dialogue with Iran.
House Resolution – H.Res. 175
Introduced Feb. 13, 2009; Passed Oct. 22, 2009
Resolution condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran.
U.S. congressional statement
Congressman Mark Kirk’s statement introducing H. Res. 175.
U.S. Department of State statement
February 13, 2009
Statement condemning Iranian government’s charges against Baha’is.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom statement
Statement calling for justice for Baha’i prisoners in Iran.
U.S. congressional statement
Feb. 11, 2009
Virginia Rep. Frank R. Wolf expresses concern over the upcoming trial of the seven Baha’i leaders.
2008
U.N. Secretary-General report
October 1, 2008
Report of the Secretary-General of the U.N. on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
U.S. Department of State: International Religious Freedom Report
September 19, 2008
(Iran section)
U.S. Commission on International Freedom statement
September 19, 2008
Letter sent to a number of religious organizations protesting their initiative to invite Iranian President Ahmadinejad to take part in a dialogue on “the significance of religious contributions to peace” in New York City.
U.S. Commission on International Freedom statement
September 17, 2008
Statement expressing concern over apostasy death penalty threat to Christians, Baha’is, Muslim dissenters, calls for release of prisoners.
House Resolution – H. Res. 1008
August 2008
White House statement
June 14, 2008
Statement about imprisoned Baha’i leaders.
U.S. Department of State statement
May 15, 2008
Statement strongly condemning the arrests of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom statement
May 15, 2008
Statement calling for strong international condemnation of arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
U.S. Department of State report
March 11, 2008
2007 country report on human rights practices in Iran.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom hearing
February 21, 2008
Hearing on human rights and religious freedom in Iran.
2007
U.S. Department of State: International Religious Freedom Report
September 14, 2007
2006
U.N. General Assembly resolution
Passed on December 19, 2006
Resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran during 2006.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 101
Passed November 16, 2006
House Concurrent Resolution 415
Passed September 19, 2006
Remarks on the House Concurrent Resolution 415
Made on September 19, 2006
White House press briefing
March 28, 2006
White House expresses concern for Baha’is in Iran.
U.S. Department of State: International Religious Freedom Report
September 15, 2006
NGO REPORTS AND STATEMENTS
Amnesty International report: The State of the World’s Human Rights 2009
May 2009
Report on the status of international human rights for the year 2008, including the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and Egypt.
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center report: Crimes Against Humanity: The Islamic Republic’s Attacks on the Baha’is
December 1, 2008
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy report
June 4, 2008
Report on the treatment of the Baha’is in Iran.
On June 1, 2008, Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, President of FIDH, and Mr. Joe Stork, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, wrote an open letter to Iranian President Ahmadinejad expressing concern over the fate of the seven detained Baha’i leaders.
The Anti-Defamation League statement
May 20, 2008
Statement condemning the arrests of the Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The American Jewish Committee statement
May 16, 2008
Statement expressed concern over the arrest and detention of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The Leadership Council for Human Rights statement
May 15, 2008
Statement condemning the arrests of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The Institute on Religion and Public Policy statement
May 15, 2008
Statement about the arrests of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran statement
Released May 15, 2008
Statement about the arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center statement
Released May 15, 2008
Statement condemning the arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran statement
Released May 15, 2008
Statement about the arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
Human Rights Watch: World Report
Released January 2008
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center report: Community Under Siege: The Ordeal of the Baha’is of Shiraz
Released on September 21, 2007
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center report
Released January 15, 2007
Human Rights Watch: World Report
Released January 11, 2007
Amnesty International: “Iran: New government fails to address dire human rights situation”
Released February 16, 2006
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITUATION OF THE BAHA’IS IN IRAN
Situation of the Baha’is in Iran
The Baha’i Question: Cultural Cleansing in Iran
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