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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Human Rights Watch press release: allow Iranian Baha’i students access to higher education

by Barney on 20 September 2007

New York-based human rights organization Human Rights Watch has just issued a press release calling on the Iranian government immediately to end practices aimed at barring Baha’i students from attending universities. Said Joe Stork, HRW’s deputy Middle East director:
This week, as universities begin the new academic year, hundreds of Iranian students will be absent from [...]

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Asma Jahangir’s final remarks to the Human Rights Council

by Barney on 20 September 2007

Because the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir, was unable to attend the end of the Human Rights Council’s debate on her mandate on 17 September (the assessment of her mandate had been postponed), she submitted her final remarks to the Council in writing.
Ms Jahangir makes a number of recommendations [...]

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