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55th UN Human Rights Council session

Mr. President, Last week, in a heart-rending act, Iranian authorities leveled over 30 Bahá’í graves...
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A statement of the...

In the Katuyola village of Zambia, the governing institution of a local faith community, elected by...
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A Statement by the Baha’i...

The Baha’i International Community is profoundly concerned by a change in tactics in the Iranian...
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A statement of the Baha'i International Community to the conference on the  present and...
The development of a new European strategy on elderly people is an opportunity to recognise the...
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A statement made to the HRC54 on the situation of the Baha'is in Yemen. ...

Mr. Vice-President, Over 130 days have passed since the detention of 9 Yemeni Baha’is, including...
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Intervention to the...

Thank you Madam Moderator. Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, my name is Sina Varaei from the...
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Intervention to the...

Thank you Mr Moderator. Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, my name is Sina Varaei from the...
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UN Rights Council –...
Mr. President, On 25 May, 17 Baha'is, including women, were gathered in Sana’a Yemen, for a...
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Intervention to the Virtual Consultations on the Report of the High-Level Advisory Board on...

Distinguished guests and colleagues, On behalf of the Baha'i International Community, I wish to...
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(Agenda item 4: Human...

Mr. President, More than 8 years have passed since my country Yemen has begun suffering from the...
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UN Human Rights Council –...

Mr. President,  Today, women in Iran have become a voice for justice that can no longer be silenced...
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UN Human Rights...

Mr. Chairman, In her report to this session of the Council, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of...
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A statement of...

Rapidly shifting global realities have prompted a deeper appreciation of humanity’s...
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This statement was delivered to the conference on the implementation of national action plans...

One of the most pressing questions facing Europe today is how to overcome racial and other forms of...
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A statement of the Bahá’í International Community to the 61st session of the...

The nature of work is projected to change dramatically in the coming decades. Artificial...
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The Addis Ababa and Brussels Offices of the Bahá’í International Community (BIC) have the pleasure...
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35th special session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating situation of human rights...

Mr. President,  Our hearts, and the heart of every unbiased observer, ache as we watch the loss of...
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Mme Vice-President, One year has passed since Yemen was on the agenda of the Human Rights Council...
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“A policy of systematic persecution”, this is how the Special Rapporteurs on Iran, on freedom of...
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A statement of the Bahá’í International Community Brussels Office published in light (in advance...

Among the many consequences of the current war in Europe is the exacerbation of food insecurity in...
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“This span of earth is but one homeland and one habitation. It behooveth you to abandon vainglory...
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Item 4: General debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention...

Mr. Chairman, The Bahá’í International Community continues to be deeply concerned by the state-...
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Mr. Chairman, Once again, we reluctantly have to raise the discrimination the Bahá’ís in Qatar are...
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A statement of the Bahá'í International Community on the occasion of the 6th...

The African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit comes at a time when humanity finds itself in...
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A statement of the Bahá'í International Community on the occasion of the 6th...

The African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit comes at a time when humanity finds itself in...
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A statement of the Baha’i International Community to the 66th session of the...

In a world where the impending risks of climate change press daily, a twofold reality presents...
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A statement of the...

“It is fitting to begin with the farmer in matters related to economics, for the farmer is the...
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UN Human Rights Council – 48th Session, September 2021
Item 9: Racism, racial...

Madame Chairperson, History shows that hate crimes always begin with words. In recent months, the...
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UN Human Rights Council –...

Madame Chairperson, Since our last statement at the 46th session of the Council, the situation of...
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Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional...

Madame Chairperson, Over a year has passed since the six Yemeni Bahá’ís who were arrested, jailed...
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Madam President, Over the past several years, a number of Bahá’í individuals and families in Qatar...
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Baha’i International Community statement to UN Human Rights Council regarding the Situation of...

The Bahá’í International Community has been heartened by a global campaign in support of the Bahá’...
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Baha’i International Community statement to UN Human Rights Council regarding the Situation of...

Madame Chairperson, Yemen’s Houthi authorities have harassed the Bahá’í religious minority...
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A statement of the Baha’i International Community to the 65th session of the...

Against the backdrop of a world undergoing profound change, there is a growing recognition of the...
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A statement of the...

Humanity is in a period of unprecedented transition—having passed through evolutionary stages...
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Agenda Item 2-Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen

Mr. President, The release last month of six innocent Yemeni Bahá’ís from a Sana’a prison should...
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Item:4 General Debate - 20th Meeting, 45th Regular Session Human Rights Council

Mr. President, The Iranian government has arrested, summoned and tried over 110 Baha’is this year...
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A statement of the Baha'i International Community on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the...

The 75th anniversary of the United Nations arrives as rapidly shifting global realities prompt a...
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Iran, UPR Report Consideration - 31st Meeting, 43rd Regular Session Human Rights Council

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Madam Vice-President: The Human Rights Council is about to adopt Iran’s third Universal Periodic...
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Item:4 General Debate (Cont'd) - 27th Meeting, 43rd Regular Session Human Rights Council

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For forty years, Iran’s government has wasted vast stores of human potential by violating the...

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