Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  One of the things that have stunned me about the Bahá'ís I've met from Iran who have suffered imprisonment or torture or confiscations is the complete lack of resentment in their hearts. The manner in which they've responded to their oppressors has been quite atypical from what w

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We feel it's really important that there not be a lull, that continuous attention be paid to this. If there were a lull, we're really afraid that Iran would take advantage of that and act. So we're really happy about the statement made on the 11th that the trial scheduled for nex

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  According to Amnesty International's report, the charges against these Bahá'ís are capital offences, and the sentence could be execution.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Chancellor Merkel of Germany, made a statement. In the EU there was a declaration by the President of the European Parliament. The United Kingdom foreign office minister, Bill Rammell, made a statement. The U.S. State Department made a statement. In the U.S. Congress they'r

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In response to your question, Dr. Cotler, there has been an increase. In fact there's been such an increase in the defamatory articles about the Bahá'ís and their beliefs and practices that it's hard to remember them all, so I'm going to refer to a report and give you just an exa

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the opportunity you have given me to have this discussion with the committee today. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to speak to you along with Professor Akhavan and to discuss the imminent threat to the lives of the Bahá'í leadership in Iran in the contex

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. Let me begin by thanking both the Subcommittee on International Human Rights and Reverend El Shafie for the invitation to contribute the experience of the Baha'i community to this inquiry into the treatment of religious minorities in Pakistan and elsewhere.