Development -- MORE Reports on human rights and religious tolerance
In Iran, one Bahá’í is executed and two more are sentenced to death, raising sharp doubts about the new Government’s human rights policies
In another ominous sign, government officers in fourteen cities arrested 32 Bahá’í educators in late September-early October. (July-September 1998 / OC 10.2)
The Spiritual Foundation of Human Rights
Human rights are essentially a codification of mainly spiritual laws which are themselves the cumulative achievement of the world’s religious traditions. (April-June 1998 / OC 10.1)
Bahá'í communites worldwide gearing up for human rights education campaign
Bahá'ís worldwide begin a campaign to promote human rights and especially human rights education - an effort which is being accelerated in view of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). (October-December 1997 / OC 9.3)
UN General Assembly calls for complete “emancipation” of Iran's Bahá'í community
UNITED NATIONS - For the twelfth time in 13 years, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution expressing concern over the human rights situation in Iran, taking special note of "grave breaches" of the rights of Bahá'ís there. (October-December 1997 / OC 9.3)
Around the world, Bahá'í youth workshops promote tolerance
After touring through 19 European countries in 12 months, members of the Diversity Dance Workshop were used to surprises, from finding a planned border crossing through Croatia impossible because of war to a quirky new minibus that had an unusual series of three flat tires. But the biggest shock came when several avowed "skinheads" became fast friends with the theater group, whose main message is that diversity is good. (July-September 1997 / OC 9.2)
Sentenced to death for "apostasy," two Bahá'ís in Iran await appeals
NEW YORK -- A number of governments and organizations outside Iran have recently expressed grave concern over the status of two Bahá'ís in Iran who have been sentenced to death for allegedly committing apostasy - a "crime" that boils down to choosing one faith over another. (January-March 1997 / OC 8.4)
Will a history of conflict lead to a future of harmony?
Review: "Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm" by Udo Schaefer, Zero Palm Press, Prague. One of the most puzzling theological questions of our age - how to account for the great number and diversity of world religions and at the same time to acknowledge their similarities - is also one of the most challenging social issues confronting humanity. (April-June 1996 /OC81)
UN Commission condemns religious intolerance in Iran
GENEVA - In a strongly worded resolution expressing grave concern over continuing human rights violations in Iran, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights called on the Government of Iran to "implement fully" the recommendations of a recent UN report on religious intolerance which urged an end the ban against Bahá'í institutions there. (April-June 1996 / OC81)
UN report calls for an end to intolerance against the Bahá'ís of Iran
GENEVA - Saying that Iran's treatment of the Bahá'í community should be regarded as a violation of a 1981 United Nations declaration on religious intolerance, the United Nation's chief expert on the issue has called on Iran to end the ban on Bahá'í institutions and other oppressive measures against Iran's Bahá'í community. (January-March 1996 / OC74)
United Nations General Assembly again expresses concern over human rights in Iran
Citing reports of high numbers of executions, the absence of due legal process, and the discriminatory treatment of religious minorities, the United Nations General Assembly has once again passed a resolution expressing concern over the human rights situation in Iran. (October-December 1995 / OC 7.3)
United Nations Sub-Commission calls for the "emancipation" of Bahá'í community in Iran
A panel of United Nations human rights experts, reviewing the situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, has urged measures to promote the "emancipation" of oppressed Bahá'í and Christian communities there. (July-September 1995 / OC 7.2)
Supreme Court of India highlights Bahá'í views on communal tolerance in Ayodhya decision
The Supreme Court of India, in a decision last October concerning the religious dispute between Hindus and Muslims over the Ayodhya Mosque, cited the Bahá'í teachings on tolerance and unity as an example of communal harmony. (April-June 1995 / OC 7.1)