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Iran: Baha'i Faith

Commons · Question 40474 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterparts on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur’s report A/HRC/58/49 on the obstruction of Baha’i burials in Iran; an

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 8 Apr 2025

We are aware of the United Nations Special Rapporteur's report which details the severe repression Baha'is face in Iran. We continue to make representations to Iran in multilateral fora regarding our opposition to its treatment of Baha'is, including at th...