The Baha’i International Community posed a question to Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Iran who presented his report at the 19th session of the Human Rights Council. During the interactive dialogue, the Baha'i International Community asked, “Given Iran’s refusal to engage in any substantive manner with UN human rights mechanisms, how should the international community respond?” It cited Mr. Shaheed’s report and confirmed that the concerted efforts of the Iranian government “generated a dramatic increase in human rights abuses:  multiple violations, across the entire spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, specifically directed against members of this community, literally from kindergarten to the grave.” [Statement / Video]