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UN Iran expert raises "access to education" at seminar in UK parliament

The Iranian government's policy of excluding those it deems "ideologically unsound" from higher education is eroding progress made in women's...

December 26, 2012

Ending the maltreatment and abuse of young people is a global challenge that must be urgently addressed. This was among the central themes of...

December 21, 2012

The UN General Assembly today expressed "deep concern" over Iran's "serious ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, decrying abuses that...

December 20, 2012

Works of art by a group of Australian-Iranians are highlighting the issue of religious persecution in Iran. A new exhibition here includes works...

December 18, 2012

The new incumbent of the Baha'i Chair for World Peace has been describing aspects of the program's future development. Professor Hoda Mahmoudi...

December 6, 2012

Government ministers and members of parliament here welcomed more than 80 Baha’is to a unique event to pay tribute to ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 100 years...

December 5, 2012

Citing a long list of abuses, a UN committee today expressed "deep concern" over "ongoing and recurring" human rights violations in Iran. By...

November 27, 2012

A host of well-known personalities have joined a campaign here to show support for victims of human rights abuses in Iran. Under the banner,...

November 25, 2012

The first election 50 years ago of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Luxembourg has been commemorated here with a monument in...

November 4, 2012

The United Nations expert on human rights in Iran has told the General Assembly that he is "deeply troubled" by the situation in the country,...

October 31, 2012