https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/01/iran-persecution-bahais
"(Beirut) – Iranian authorities’ decades-long systematic repression of Baha’is
amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution, Human Rights Watch said
in a report released today.
The 49-page report, “‘The Boot on My Neck’: Iranian Authorities’ Crime of
Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran,” documents Iranian authorities’ systematic
violation of the fundamental rights of members of the Baha’i community through
discriminatory laws and policies that target them. Human Rights Watch found
that Baha’is face a spectrum of abuses. Government agencies arrest and imprison
Baha’is arbitrarily, confiscate their property, restrict their education and
employment opportunities, and even deny them dignified burial.
“Iranian authorities deprive Baha’is of their fundamental rights in every
aspect of their lives, not due to their actions, but simply for belonging to a
faith group,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights
Watch. “It is critically important to increase international pressure on Iran
to end this crime against humanity.”
The report draws on extensive documentation by Human Rights Watch and Iranian
human rights groups regarding violations against Baha’is in Iran. Researchers
reviewed government policies, court documents, and communications with Baha’is.
Information was accessed through the Archive of the Persecution of Baha’is in
Iran and documents from the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Human Rights
Watch also conducted interviews with 14 Baha’is remotely in Persian, both
within Iran and abroad place between May 2022 and March 2023."
Via David.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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