Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, Canada remains deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Iran. Reports yesterday that seven leaders of the Baha'i community, who had been detained without access to legal counsel, have now been charged is very troubling. Addressing the persecution

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, in October 1998, the House gave unanimous consent to a motion that called upon the government of Iran to end its oppression of the Iranian Baha'i community. The government of Iran has not done so. Instead, it is increasing discrimination and other human rights

Religious Freedom   of the Falun Gong; and the persecution of a variety of religious groups, including Christians, Jews, Baha'i, and other forms of Muslims in Iran, on which we have spent a bit of time. All of this causes me to want to focus on section (b)(i) of the motion put forward by my colleague from

Human Rights Situation in Iran  Madam Chair, Ahmadinejad's Iran, and I use that term to distinguish it from the Iranian people who are themselves the targets of massive domestic repression, has emerged as a clear and present danger to international peace and security, to regional and Middle East stability

Iran  Mr. Chair, I want to thank the member for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country for his very well thought out presentation and intervention tonight on this, the fourth anniversary of the wrongful imprisonment of several Baha'i leaders in Iran. This week we are seeing

Elimination of Intolerance and Discrimination  . This is because of the continuing discrimination and persecution displayed toward the Baha'i in Iran. The Baha'i teachings focus on unity and equality of all peoples and all faiths with the elimination of discrimination of every kind, encouraging all peoples to have the benefit of higher

House debate   domestic repression. In particular, I asked whether the government would sanction the Central Bank of Iran, put the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps on the terrorist list and expand the orbit of sanctions against those entities and individuals engaged in the massive assault on human

Human Rights Situation in Iran   on it. The speakers have gone on at length regarding the threat of Iran against Israel, which is very real. I believe that people understand that very clearly. The Ahmadinejad regime, through its leader, has repeatedly made threats in different locations around the world, which have disturbed

Committees of the House   illegally if they do not work and exist under horrible conditions. The last country I want to talk about is Iran, which systematically violates the human rights of its Baha'i citizens. For nearly 30 years it has persecuted the Baha'is, its religious minority, in a deliberate attempt

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  , which constitutes a substantial plurality of employment in Iran. Evidence suggests that more and more frequently religious minorities are subject to arrest under accusation of un-Islamic activities, and the Baha'i fair even worse. Members of the Baha'i faith are not afforded any

Foreign Affairs   citizens for what they believe. The members of the Baha'i faith, a beautiful faith based on understanding and peace, is in particular harm's way in Iran and we condemn the current regime in Iran for that. We also urge the government to call for the immediate release of Mansour Osanlou

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   Brotherhood, but we'll see for certain going forward. One of the other concerns I have is that Christians and Jews are mentioned in the constitution, but there's also a significant population of Baha'is. Of course, we've had the Baha'i community before us a number of times. They are very

Committees of the House   professor, when I was at Oxford, is also of Iranian background and is Baha'i as well. I know of the incredible wealth of people all over the world who had to flee that repressive regime. My condemnation is of the government and not of the people. My hope is with the young people of Iran

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Various communities within Iran are known to have been victims of persecution or serious human rights violations. Can you identify these communities and elaborate on the types of human rights abuses they face, stressing the differences and similarities of treatment

Committees of the House  , in countries including Iran, Pakistan, and Vietnam. In addition to Coptic Orthodox Christians, Ahmadiyya Muslims, Baha'is, Chaldean Catholics, Tibetan Buddhists, Jews, and Shia Muslims are experiencing difficulty in their ability to worship and practise their faith in peace. Acknowledging