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16 SEPTEMBER 1980 DOCUM T 1-397/80/rev.
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
tabled by Mr LALOR and Mr ISRAEL on behalf of
the Group of European Progressive Democrats,
Mr GLINNE and Mrs van den HEUVEL on behalf
of the Socialist Group,
Mr KLEPSCH, Mrs cASSANMAGNAGO CERRETTL
Mr VERGEER and others on behalf of the
European Peopie s Party,
Mr SCOTT-HOPKINS, Mr PURVIS, Mr PRAG and others
on behalf of the European Democratic Group,
Mr EANGEMANN and Mr 3ER OUWER on behalf of the
Liberal and Democratic Group
with request for urgent debate
pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure
on the persecution of the members of the
Banai community in Iran
The request for urgent debate was also signed by Mr BATTERSEY,
Mr BEAZLEY, Lord BETHELL, Miss BROOKES, Mr CURRY, Mr de FERPANTI,
Mr FERGUSSON, Mr HARRIS, Miss HOOPER, Mr HtJTTON, Mr KELLETT BOWMAN ,
Mrs KELLETT-EOWMAN, Mr KIRK, Mr de COURCY LING, Mr MØLLER, Mr MORELAND,
Sir David NICOLSON . Mr PATTERSON, Mr PRAG, Mr PRICE, Mr PROVAN,
Mr PURVIS, Miss ROBERTS, Mr SELIGMAN, Mr SHERLOCK, Mr SIMMONDS,
Mr SPENCER. Mr SPICER , Sir John STEWART-CLARK, Mr TURNER, Mr TYRRELL,
Sir Frederick WARNER and Mr WELSH
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recalling its unfailing attachment to international protection of human
rights,
— recognizing in particular the need to rctect the rights of religious
minor t es ifl air countries,
concerned at the systematic c&rLpalgn or persecution directee. in Iran
a allst :li C OOO meir ers of the Bahal conmunity (the biggeet religious
minority in iran) ti- accompanying violations of elementary human
r rhts , rn Dart cu1ar:
(a) the refusal of any legal protectron to the Bahai minority,
(.o) toe summary arrest, netent on and execution of readers of toe Baha
Community,
(c) the confiscation or destruction of t1 je resources and means of
subsistence of the Eahai and the arbitrary dismissals or refusals
to employ Eahais,
(d) the threats and acts of violence against the Bahais in an attempt
to roree them to reDuc.rate tnerr faito,
Ccnc.emnl eta v olat1on or toe human rignts of all religious m1nor ties
n Iran, more particularly the member of the Bahai faith whose rights
as a re rg1ous mlnority are not recognized by the Iran an Coflstltution;
2. Calls upon the Government of Iran to grant the Bahai community the
legal recognition and protection to which all minorities are entitled
unoer toe rrovisions or toe varlous UN pacts anG conventions on
human rights
3, Al ;o condemns the illegal measures taken against Catholic and Anglican
readers ann toe execution or leaning members of toe Jewish community;
4. Calls uaon the Foreign rnisters of the European Communities meeting
in :go .reLc cooperation to maxa urgent representations to toe Iranran
auther t es to put an eon to the persecution of the members of the
SCOCI community ann to allow roam to pracn1 e- their reragion rreely
and enjoy all civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights;
5. Instructs its President to forward this resOlution to the Foreign Ministers
meeting 10 political cooperation, to the Government of Iran, to the
governments anä parliaments of the Member States and to the Secretary—
General of the nit d Nations,
All the evidence suogests that the arrests and executions of the Bahais
are contInuIng to increase and are being carried out according to a
pre—arranged pian, Only a speedy response by the European Parliament
can stop these developments. PE 67,422/rev.
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