Causes of violence against women examined at UN
Breaking the cycle of violence against women will require basic changes at the level of culture, attitudes and beliefs – including a fundamental...
April 11, 2013
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UN vote highlights human rights violations in Iran
The United Nations Human Rights Council today voted by an overwhelming margin for a continuing investigation into human rights violations in...
March 22, 2013
Persecution of Baha'is in Iran extends across all stages of life
The attacks against Baha'is in Iran represent one of the clearest cases of state-sponsored religious persecution in the world, said Heiner Bielefeldt,...
March 18, 2013
BIC statement explores a new concept of empowerment
Concepts of empowerment that pit one group against another should be discarded in favor of a new vision where social transformation is approached...
March 12, 2013
Mas'ud Khamsi, 1922-2013
Mas'ud Khamsi, former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, passed away on 5 March in Lima, Peru. The Universal House of Justice...
March 8, 2013
Increasing violence against Iranian Baha'is engineered by government
In a report released today, the Baha'i International Community documents hundreds of incidents of torture, physical assault, arson, vandalism,...
March 6, 2013
New UN report calls for release of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders
The UN's independent investigator on Iran has called for the immediate release of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders, asking that Iran "fully honor"...
March 5, 2013
Work advances on House of Worship in Chile
A new video detailing progress of the construction of the Baha'i House of Worship for the South American continent has been released. The video...
February 10, 2013
U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemns Iran's persecution of Baha'is
The United States Congress has called on Iran to release Baha'is imprisoned solely for their religious beliefs. In a resolution passed on 1 January,...
January 3, 2013
Marathon run highlights Iran's human rights abuses
More than 500 people, ranging in age from primary school children to senior citizens, took to the streets here to support a marathon run which...
January 1, 2013