On Escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran
B-10-2025-0509
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Marc Botenga
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This resolution condemns intolerance and force against groups based on differences, and calls for full respect of fundamental rights of religious and ethnic minorities, including in Iran.¶¶ It firmly condemns the rise in executions and use of the death penalty, urging a moratorium towards abolition.¶ It commends the Iranian people's struggle for fundamental rights and calls for lifting EU sanctions that harm human rights and living conditions in Iran.¶¶ It criticizes double standards in human rights concerns, where violations by allies are ignored or supported.¶
Key points
- Condemns all forms of intolerance, hostility and use of force against persons or groups on grounds of racial, religious, cultural, sexual, social, ethnic or national differences.¶
- Calls for full respect of fundamental rights of religious and ethnic minorities, also in Iran.¶
- Firmly condemns the rise in executions and use of the death penalty; reiterates opposition to the death penalty worldwide and urges a moratorium as a first step towards abolition.¶
- Commends the Iranian people for their ongoing struggle for fundamental rights, including social justice, equality and democratic participation, and a just international order per the UN Charter.¶
- Calls for the immediate lifting of European sanctions on Iran that negatively influence human rights and living conditions of the Iranian people.¶
- Criticizes instrumentalization of human rights concerns targeting some states while ignoring or supporting violations by allies or partners, turning human rights into a geopolitical tool.¶