Human Rights Situation in Iran  Mr. Chair, I was happy to hear the member talk about the Baha'is. I recall being in Israel in 1979 and visiting the Baha'i Temple in Haifa, which is the world headquarters for the Baha'is. There is some very disturbing information about how the Baha'is are treated in Iran. Two

Iran  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for Selkirk—Interlake for his work and his initiative in standing up for human rights in Iran. He mentioned a couple of things that I would like to respond to. First, he mentioned that it is the fourth anniversary of the imprisonment of Baha'i

Iran  Mr. Speaker, the recent sentencing of seven members of the Baha'i leadership in Iran to a decade in prison is a looking glass into the plight of human rights in Iran in general and the targeting of Iran's largest religious minority in particular. While the world is necessarily

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   incitement in the genocide convention. That's the first question. The second question has to do with the fact that tomorrow is the global day of action for the Education is Not a Crime campaign to dramatize the painful reality that education is a crime for the Baha'i community, whose

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   that the situation in Iran vis-à-vis human rights—and I would say human rights for anyone in Iran: average Iranians, Jews, Baha'is, Christians—has improved under Rouhani's rule.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Good afternoon. I'm honoured to appear once again before this subcommittee to testify on the current human rights situation in Iran. I do so at a time when the circumstances are particularly difficult for the people of Iran. In the run-up to the June 14 election in the Islamic

Baha'i Community in Iran  Mr. Speaker, Canada has condemned Iran's continued imprisonment of seven Baha'i community leaders. These individuals appear to have been imprisoned because of their religious beliefs. They should be released unconditionally and reunited with their families as soon as possible

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   at all between these two countries. It is beyond outrageous. It is kind of like comparing them to the Martians and the Neptunians. In Iran, there is suppression, not merely of political dissidents, but murder of the entire leadership of the Baha'i faith, which originated in Iran

Foreign Affairs committee  I could certainly look into that issue for you. I'm not aware of significant numbers, or even smaller numbers, of Christians fleeing into Iran to escape the situation with ISIL in Iraq. But certainly Iran has one of the worst records in the world in terms of religious

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   by the Government of Iran has a human face. I'll give you three recent examples that are illustrative of the abuses. On January 14, 2009, Aziz Samandari, a member of the Baha'i faith, was arrested as part of a raid on a number of Baha'i homes. Intelligence ministry officials confiscated books

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, this week marks the fourth anniversary of the imprisonment of the Baha'i leadership, where the 20 year sentence is a virtual death sentence, reminding us of the systemic and systematic persecution and prosecution of the Baha'is, itself a case study in Iranian

Human Rights Situation in Iran  Mr. Chair, the member has highlighted exactly what I have been talking about. The Baha'i community are Iranian citizens. The government is suppressing its own citizens. Suppressing the Baha'i is suppressing Iran's own citizens. This is how bad the government is. That is why we

Human Rights Situation in Iran   the Baha'i but, as the parliamentary secretary said, all the other citizens of Iran who do not agree with the government.

Iran   were already incarcerated before that for periods of time, even in solitary confinement. The treatment of the Baha'i people and all minorities in Iran is just absolutely appalling and shows much of the evidence of what my colleague mentioned about the stages toward genocide

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity today to discuss Motion No. 410 as it relates to Iran and Sudan. We are all deeply concerned about the human rights and humanitarian situations that exist in both Sudan and Iran. We are also deeply concerned by Iran's nuclear