Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on the Baha'i community in Iran. This subject is very important to our government. The report does an excellent job in highlighting

Committees of the House   to put a stop to its discrimination against the Baha'is. Iran has international obligations under international conventions it has signed. In recent weeks, we have seen that the new American President and others are open to dialogue with Iran. This issue must be addressed

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the NDP and as a member of the subcommittee. I stand in support for the motion to concur in the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on the Baha'i community in Iran. It is very important

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   the Baha'i. The first issue relates to a position of B'nai Brith, and the other—Camp Ashraf—the B'nai Brith hasn't taken a position on. With the Baha'i, they are sympathetic. First of all, in terms of the incitement to genocide of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, there are two developments in Iran

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  . I just want to express my personal thanks for your continued efforts in regard to the Falun Gong, and for reiterating the human rights infractions and atrocities in regard to the Baha'i in Iran as well. We've had Mr. Genser here, who really began the conversation

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, honourable members, for being present at this testimony. It's an honour to have all of you here. Thank you as well for giving me the opportunity to talk about human rights conditions in Iran, particularly the conditions

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   dealing for some time with the issue of Iran, particularly on issues of ethnic minority persecution. Not too long ago, we had a motion on the Baha'is, which was approved in Parliament, and we have also looked at some of the policies and how they impact on human rights in minority

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  . These violations include the execution of minors, the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities such as the Baha'i, suppression of women's rights, and restrictions on the media and freedom of expression. As we all witnessed, the already poor state of human rights in Iran deteriorated

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   talking about an abuse of human rights that is systematic, that is legal, and that is pervasive throughout the society. I'm talking about the oppression of religious minorities, of pressures particularly on members of the Baha'i faith, who are not even recognized as a religious

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   happening with the Baha'is. A variety of minority groups in Iran are being persecuted. Given some of the latest news on what's happening in Pakistan with the Baluchi ethnic community--and we know there are Baluchis in Iran--is there unrest that you're aware of in the Baluchi community

Baha'i Community in Iran  Mr. Speaker, for decades now, members of the 300,000-strong Baha'i community have suffered relentless persecution at the hands of the Government of Iran. These incidents have been documented by the United Nations and have received international condemnation. These attacks

Baha'i Community in Iran  Mr. Speaker, on March 30, 2009, this House unanimously condemned the persecution of the Baha'i of Iran. The House also urged the government to review the charges and hold a fair, open trial. Iran did not heed our call. On August 8, 2010, after a show trial, the seven accused

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

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

Human Rights Situation in Iran   great in those instances. The Baha'i people in Iran have been persecuted for years, incarcerated unfairly, with extra-judicial killings, et cetera. I am hoping the government is against that and I am wondering what type of position it is taking against that type of activity