The Baha'i International Community made a statement on the situation of the Baha'is in Iran at the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Diane Ala'i, in the statement, referred to the recent concluding observations adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in which the Committee recognized that the Baha'is in Iran face exclusion and discrimination in every field including denial of employment and access to higher education. The statement read: "the Iranian government needs to be reminded that it cannot simply flaunt the recommendations issued by numerous human rights organs and must abide by its obligations under international human rights law." To read the full statement, click here.