Cultural Genocide

Since the Iranian Revolution, the Iranian government and clergy have sought to prevent members of the Baha’i faith from practising their religion though arrests, beatings and various forms of discrimination and harassment.

Cultural or religious beliefs or practices are integral to the well-being of a community. When they are attacked as a threat to the status quo, the results can be devastating. This social crime would punish individuals for some of the most serious violations of the right to culture, which is guaranteed in article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Read a report from Human Rights Watch on the persecution of the Baha’i by the government of Iran.

Do more

Support these organisations in the fight against serious violations of the right to culture:

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of 2.8 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights.
www.amnesty.org

Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
www.hrw.org