§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Iranian Government on the new wave of persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran.
§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking in respect of current human rights violations against members of the Baha'i faith in Iran.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe regularly raise our concerns about human rights in Iran, including the treatment of the92W Baha'i community, with the Iranian authorities. Together with our EC partners, we sponsored a resolution adopted by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on 10 March which highlighted the position of the Baha'i community. We and our EC partners underlined our concerns during recent discussions between the EC and Iran.
§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking following the publication on 22 February of the final report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran by the special representative of the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydTogether with our EC partners we co-sponsored a resolution tabled at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in the light of the February report of the United Nations Special Representative on Human Rights in Iran. The resolution was adopted on 10 March by a sizeable majority. We regularly raise our concerns about human rights in Iran with the Iranian authorities.