Business of Supply   when they can enjoy the benefits of a sovereign country that respects the fundamental freedoms of its citizens and the integrity of its neighbours' borders. I also want to say that I have had the pleasure of serving with the descendants of Baha'i refugees to this country

Business of Supply   on International Human Rights has never had more cases of human rights violations as we have had from Iran. In fact, we have Iran accountability week, which derived from our committee for that very reason. This is a regime that kills its own citizens. It targets Baha'is, Ismailis, or anybody

Business of Supply   community in my riding, who have been the greatest victims of the regime that is currently in place in Iran. They have suffered from political oppression. The Baha'i community, whose religion is not recognized as a religion in the Iranian constitution, has suffered endless streams

Business of Supply   sat in on the Subcommittee on International Human Rights, as he mentioned, during Iran accountability week. We have heard from the LGBTQ community. We have heard from women. We have heard from the Baha'i. We have heard from political prisoners and families of political prisoners

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for York Centre for his incredible work on this file. For me, it is very clear. Canada has to play a leadership role across the world in defending the people of Iran and making sure that human rights are upheld in Iran. That includes

Business of Supply   of violence in the Gaza, and for its repeated human rights violations against the Iranian people and Canadians alike. Let me be clear. Iran's blatant calls for Israel's destruction, Ayatollah Khamenei's characterization of Israel as “a malignant cancerous tumor” that “must be eradicated

Business of Supply  . I have been talking with the Baha'i. I have been talking with the People's Mojahedin Organization and with the Kurds in Iran. It is disgusting what is going on there now and how the regime is treating the Kurdish community within Iran. It has already isolated the Kurdish

National Defence committee  It's interesting, because my concern has been the Baha'is in Iran and how they as a group are being oppressed and even facing genocidal actions. I have to stay to some of the ones that I'm at ease with, such as Myanmar, where a genocide is in motion and we are watching

Foreign Affairs committee  , and this applies to women, religious minorities, such as the Baha'i, and the LGBTQ population in Iran. We're seeing a deterioration, and an increase in the brutality and repression of this regime. I'm wondering if you can leave us with a message for parliamentarians in Canada

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   and special attention that's been given regarding human rights violations. While I was in jail there, Amnesty Canada's campaign enabled me to get out of jail within two years. I want to say that this support was very effective. Universities in Iran are a threat to the authorities

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   the long-suffering Baha'i minority of Iran be, a minority that journalist Terry Glavin has rightly described as not being legally “persons” under lranian law? No. Those of us urging Canadian lawmakers to sanction this regime are not suffering from intemperance. We simply accept

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  -founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre. Mr. Akhavan, who is Baha'i, fled Iran with his family in the 1970s. You have eight minutes to speak. Go ahead.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Madam Chair and honourable committee members, thank you for the invitation. I'm sorry I can't be with you in Ottawa. I want to start with the case of my respected colleague, Nasrin Sotoudeh, because it reflects the reality of the fight for human rights in Iran, especially

National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Anti-religious Bigotry and Violence   and sometimes murderous treatment of small groups like the Yazidi in Syria and the Baha'i in Iran. Sixth, the long-standing oppression of Tibetan Buddhists in China, and now the mass internment and widespread surveillance of Uighur Muslims in northwestern China. Seventh, the ongoing

Human Rights   religion in Iran. Without one of these cards, Iranians cannot access government services, book a flight or even purchase a car. Will the government call on the Iranian regime to end this and all other discriminations against the Baha'i faith?