PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
STATEMENT OF UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON IRANIAN BAHA'IS (27 March 2006)
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That this House expresses grave alarm at the news that Iran's military and intelligence apparatus is identifying and monitoring all of that country's Bahá'i minority, as revealed by a recent statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief; registers deepest concern at the mounting threat to the Bahá'i community, who have faced prolonged persecution; and urges the Government to seek immediate guarantees for the safety of the Bahá'is from the Iranian authorities.
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