Canadian Bahá’ís were pleased to see the passage, at the United Nations yesterday, of a strongly worded resolution calling attention to systematic human rights abuse in Iran. The resolution refers directly in two places to the ongoing persecution of Bahá’ís.
“Shining the light of international attention on human rights abuse can be a powerful deterrent,” said Karen McKye, Secretary-General of the Bahá’ís of Canada. “We are very pleased that the General Assembly’s human rights committee voted down a no-action motion that would have prevented the vote on Iran’s particularly serious record in this regard.”
The resolution, which had 72 votes in favor, 50 against, with 55 abstentions, was tabled by Canada with some 41 co-sponsors.
“We are grateful that the Canadian Government has continued to raise the issue of the persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran, and happy that the resolution so directly expresses the international community’s call for Iran to emancipate the Baha’i community.”
For further background on this story, please read the Bahá’í World News Service press release at: http://news.bahai.org/story/588.
Just below is a downloadable copy of the UN Resolution itself in pdf format.