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News The relationship between cultural heritage and human rights explored at the UN United Nations \| 17 Nov 2016 Do 2500-year-old statues and ancient religious manuscripts deserve protection within the...	News Iran’s human rights failures draw rebuke by international community United Nations \| 15 Nov 2016 The UN today expressed serious concerns about “severe limits” on the right to freedom of religion...
News New report examines relentless persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 25 Oct 2016 Iran’s persecution of Iranian Baha’is continues unabated, despite government promises to end...	News Role of UN mechanisms to protect freedom of religion or belief highlighted London \| 21 Oct 2016 The United Nations and its human rights mechanisms can and must play a key role in promoting...
News Ban Ki-moon: Baha’is “most severely persecuted religious minority” in Iran United Nations \| 5 Oct 2016 In his annual report to the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that human...	News Focus on what unites us, says BIC Warsaw \| 29 Sep 2016 In the face of growing racism and xenophobia, now is the time to focus on what unites us. This was...
News Iranian President Rouhani calls for end to religious sectarianism while his government continues to persecute Baha’is United Nations \| 22 Sep 2016 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s call today for an end to religious sectarianism ignored Iran’s...	News The Situation of Detained Baha’is in Yemen New York \| 11 Sep 2016 New reports have emerged regarding the imprisoned Baha’is in Yemen, pointing to mistreatment in...
News BIC calls on President Rouhani to end systematic economic oppression New York \| 6 Sep 2016 The Baha'i International Community has called on Iran’s President, Dr Hassan Rouhani, to end the...	News Baha’is detained in Yemen after mass arrest at youth meeting New York \| 18 Aug 2016 The Baha'i International Community is calling for the immediate release of 10 Baha’is who remain...
News European Parliament Intergroup releases annual report on religious freedom Brussels \| 1 Jul 2016 The annual report of the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and...	News Two UN rights experts decry latest wave of incitement against Iranian Baha’is Geneva \| 8 Jun 2016 Two UN experts on human rights today said recent statements by Iranian officials about the Baha'i...
News Civil society offers ideas to strengthen Human Rights Council Geneva \| 29 Apr 2016 Twenty civil society organizations, including the Baha’i International Community, have jointly...	News EU Delegation to Iran encouraged to emphasize human rights Brussels \| 13 Apr 2016 The Baha'i International Community is raising awareness of the human rights situation in Iran,...
News UN body votes to continue monitoring human rights in Iran Geneva \| 23 Mar 2016 Repudiating Iran’s claim that reports about its continued human rights violations are “unreliable”...	News With flawed legal system, Iran continues to violate human rights say top UN officials Geneva \| 15 Mar 2016 Iran continues to violate a wide range of human rights, including those of its Baha’i citizens,...
News Iran Justice System Explored at Screening of BBC film at UN Geneva \| 7 Mar 2016 The justice system in Iran continues to be arbitrary and unfair, according to a group of experts...	News Ongoing human rights violations in Iran spotlighted in UN vote United Nations \| 17 Dec 2015 Last month, Iranian authorities arrested 20 Baha’is and closed 28 of their shops. Today the UN...
Perspectives Freedom of worship stands at the heart of our fundamental freedoms [The following Perspective was adapted from a talk given by Daniel Perell to commemorate... United Nations \| 10 Dec 2015 Freedom of worship, in the context of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s four freedoms, is a topic...	News Freedom of religion celebrated on Human Rights Day Brussels \| 10 Dec 2015 The importance of upholding freedom of religion or belief, even at a time when religious fanaticism...

News The relationship between cultural heritage and human rights explored at the UN United Nations \| 17 Nov 2016 Do 2500-year-old statues and ancient religious manuscripts deserve protection within the...	News Iran’s human rights failures draw rebuke by international community United Nations \| 15 Nov 2016 The UN today expressed serious concerns about “severe limits” on the right to freedom of religion...
News New report examines relentless persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 25 Oct 2016 Iran’s persecution of Iranian Baha’is continues unabated, despite government promises to end...	News Role of UN mechanisms to protect freedom of religion or belief highlighted London \| 21 Oct 2016 The United Nations and its human rights mechanisms can and must play a key role in promoting...
News Ban Ki-moon: Baha’is “most severely persecuted religious minority” in Iran United Nations \| 5 Oct 2016 In his annual report to the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that human...	News Focus on what unites us, says BIC Warsaw \| 29 Sep 2016 In the face of growing racism and xenophobia, now is the time to focus on what unites us. This was...
News Iranian President Rouhani calls for end to religious sectarianism while his government continues to persecute Baha’is United Nations \| 22 Sep 2016 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s call today for an end to religious sectarianism ignored Iran’s...	News The Situation of Detained Baha’is in Yemen New York \| 11 Sep 2016 New reports have emerged regarding the imprisoned Baha’is in Yemen, pointing to mistreatment in...
News BIC calls on President Rouhani to end systematic economic oppression New York \| 6 Sep 2016 The Baha'i International Community has called on Iran’s President, Dr Hassan Rouhani, to end the...	News Baha’is detained in Yemen after mass arrest at youth meeting New York \| 18 Aug 2016 The Baha'i International Community is calling for the immediate release of 10 Baha’is who remain...
News European Parliament Intergroup releases annual report on religious freedom Brussels \| 1 Jul 2016 The annual report of the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and...	News Two UN rights experts decry latest wave of incitement against Iranian Baha’is Geneva \| 8 Jun 2016 Two UN experts on human rights today said recent statements by Iranian officials about the Baha'i...
News Civil society offers ideas to strengthen Human Rights Council Geneva \| 29 Apr 2016 Twenty civil society organizations, including the Baha’i International Community, have jointly...	News EU Delegation to Iran encouraged to emphasize human rights Brussels \| 13 Apr 2016 The Baha'i International Community is raising awareness of the human rights situation in Iran,...
News UN body votes to continue monitoring human rights in Iran Geneva \| 23 Mar 2016 Repudiating Iran’s claim that reports about its continued human rights violations are “unreliable”...	News With flawed legal system, Iran continues to violate human rights say top UN officials Geneva \| 15 Mar 2016 Iran continues to violate a wide range of human rights, including those of its Baha’i citizens,...
News Iran Justice System Explored at Screening of BBC film at UN Geneva \| 7 Mar 2016 The justice system in Iran continues to be arbitrary and unfair, according to a group of experts...	News Ongoing human rights violations in Iran spotlighted in UN vote United Nations \| 17 Dec 2015 Last month, Iranian authorities arrested 20 Baha’is and closed 28 of their shops. Today the UN...
Perspectives Freedom of worship stands at the heart of our fundamental freedoms [The following Perspective was adapted from a talk given by Daniel Perell to commemorate... United Nations \| 10 Dec 2015 Freedom of worship, in the context of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s four freedoms, is a topic...	News Freedom of religion celebrated on Human Rights Day Brussels \| 10 Dec 2015 The importance of upholding freedom of religion or belief, even at a time when religious fanaticism...

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