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PERSECUTION OF BAHA'I FAITH IN IRAN

  • Session: 1998-99
  • Date tabled: 24.11.1998
  • Primary sponsor: Opik, Lembit
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    That this House notes the recent execution in Iran of Mr Ruhu'llah Rawhani, a member of the Baha'i faith; notes that a further six male Baha'is, Bihnam Mithaqi, Kayvan Khalajabadi, Musa Tailibi, Dhabihu'llah Mahrami, Sirus Dhabihi-Muqaddam and Hidayat Kashifi-Najafabadi, are under sentence of death in that state; notes that the situation in Iran has widely deteriorated for the Baha'i community as a whole; further notes that Baha'is in Iran are consistently denied basic human rights and are persecuted on grounds of their faith alone and as Iran's largest religious minority, with over 300,000 followers, this constitutes a very grave breach of internationally-recognised norms of human rights; and urges Her Majesty's Government to bring to bear all diplomatic and political pressure upon the government of Iran to repeal the death sentences pronounced upon these six men, none of whom has committed any recognisable crime, and to press the government of Iran to give guarantees to respect the rights of the Baha'i community in that country.

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Abbott, Diane Labour Party Hackney North and Stoke Newington 03.11.1999
Allan, Richard Liberal Democrats Sheffield Hallam 21.07.1999
Amess, David Conservative Party Southend West 26.04.1999
Atherton, Candy Labour Party Falmouth and Camborne 09.06.1999
Atkinson, David Conservative Party Bournemouth East 14.12.1998
Austin, John Labour Party Erith and Thamesmead 25.11.1998
Baker, Norman Liberal Democrats Lewes 08.12.1998
Ballard, Jackie Liberal Democrats Taunton 03.12.1998
Barnes, Harry Labour Party North East Derbyshire 30.11.1998
Begg, Anne Labour Party Aberdeen South 13.04.1999
Beggs, Roy Ulster Unionist Party East Antrim 26.11.1998
Beith, Alan Liberal Democrats Berwick-Upon-Tweed 05.03.1999
Bell, Martin INDEPENDENT Tatton 26.11.1998
Benn, Tony Labour Party Chesterfield 22.02.1999
Bermingham, Gerald Labour Party St Helens South 08.07.1999
Berry, Roger Labour Party Kingswood 11.01.1999
Best, Harold Labour Party Leeds North West 07.12.1998
Blackman, Liz Labour Party Erewash 17.06.1999
Blizzard, Bob Labour Party Waveney 11.05.1999
Blunt, Crispin Conservative Party Reigate 19.05.1999
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 26.11.1998
Bradley, Peter Labour Party The Wrekin 27.04.1999
Bradshaw, Ben Labour Party Exeter 27.11.1998
Brady, Graham Conservative Party Altrincham and Sale West 22.04.1999
Brake, Tom Liberal Democrats Carshalton and Wallington 25.11.1998
Brand, Peter Liberal Democrats Isle of Wight 07.12.1998
Brown, Russell Labour Party Dumfries 01.12.1998
Burstow, Paul Liberal Democrats Sutton and Cheam 28.04.1999
Butler, Christine Labour Party Castle Point 22.04.1999
Cable, Vincent Liberal Democrats Twickenham 26.11.1998
Campbell, Menzies Liberal Democrats North East Fife 26.01.1999
Cann, Jamie Labour Party Ipswich 15.12.1998
Caton, Martin Labour Party Gower 26.11.1998
Chapman, Sydney Conservative Party Chipping Barnet 11.01.1999
Chidgey, David Liberal Democrats Eastleigh 13.01.1999
Church, Judith Labour Party Dagenham 13.01.1999
Clapham, Michael Labour Party Barnsley West and Penistone 07.07.1999
Clark, Paul Labour Party Gillingham 02.02.1999
Coaker, Vernon Labour Party Gedling 07.12.1998
Cohen, Harry Labour Party Leyton and Wanstead 10.12.1998
Connarty, Michael Labour Party Falkirk East 17.06.1999
Corbett, Robin Labour Party Birmingham Erdington 08.12.1998
Cox, Tom Labour Party Tooting 26.11.1998
Cryer, Ann Labour Party Keighley 02.12.1998
Cryer, John Labour Party Hornchurch 07.12.1998
Cummings, John Labour Party Easington 02.12.1998
Cunliffe, Lawrence Labour Party Leigh 30.11.1998
Cunningham, Roseanna Scottish National Party Perth 01.12.1998
Darvill, Keith Labour Party Upminster 16.02.1999
Davey, Edward Liberal Democrats Kingston and Surbiton 16.03.1999
Davey, Valerie Labour Party Bristol West 03.02.1999
Davidson, Ian Labour Party Glasgow Pollok 29.04.1999
Davies, Denzil Labour Party Llanelli 07.12.1998
Davies, Ron Labour Party Caerphilly 11.01.1999
Davis, Terry Labour Party Birmingham Hodge Hill 09.12.1998
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 18.06.1999
Dismore, Andrew Labour Party Hendon 30.11.1998
Donaldson, Jeffrey Ulster Unionist Party Lagan Valley 02.12.1998
Drown, Julia Labour Party South Swindon 10.12.1998
Edwards, Huw Labour Party Monmouth 26.11.1998
Ellman, Louise Labour Party Liverpool Riverside 18.01.1999
Etherington, Bill Labour Party Sunderland North 04.02.1999
Evans, Nigel Conservative Party Ribble Valley 01.12.1998
Fabricant, Michael Conservative Party Lichfield 07.12.1998
Fallon, Michael Conservative Party Sevenoaks 08.03.1999
Fearn, Ronnie Liberal Democrats Southport 25.11.1998
Field, Frank Labour Party Birkenhead 20.10.1999
Fisher, Mark Labour Party Stoke-on-Trent Central 26.10.1999
Flight, Howard Conservative Party Arundel and South Downs 16.06.1999
Flint, Caroline Labour Party Don Valley 09.12.1998
Flynn, Paul Labour Party Newport West 17.12.1998
Foster, Don Liberal Democrats Bath 01.12.1998
Foster, Michael Jabez Labour Party Hastings and Rye 18.01.1999
Fyfe, Maria Labour Party Glasgow Maryhill 01.12.1998
Gardiner, Barry Labour Party Brent North 08.12.1998
George, Andrew Liberal Democrats St Ives 03.12.1998
Gerrard, Neil Labour Party Walthamstow 18.05.1999
Gibson, Ian Labour Party Norwich North 26.11.1998
Gilroy, Linda Labour Party Plymouth Sutton 06.07.1999
Gorrie, Donald Liberal Democrats Edinburgh West 01.12.1998
Graham, Thomas Scottish Labour Party West Renfrewshire 11.01.1999
Grieve, Dominic Conservative Party Beaconsfield 14.12.1998
Griffiths, Jane Labour Party Reading East 30.11.1998
Hall, Patrick Labour Party Bedford 01.12.1998
Hamilton, Fabian Labour Party Leeds North East 03.12.1998
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South 01.12.1998
Harris, Evan Liberal Democrats Oxford West and Abingdon 14.12.1998
Harvey, Nick Liberal Democrats North Devon 03.12.1998
Heath, David Liberal Democrats Somerton and Frome 04.05.1999
Hopkins, Kelvin Labour Party Luton North 30.11.1998
Hughes, Simon Liberal Democrats North Southwark and Bermondsey 31.03.1999
Humble, Joan Labour Party Blackpool North and Fleetwood 09.12.1998
Hurst, Alan Labour Party Braintree 19.10.1999
Illsley, Eric Labour Party Barnsley Central 25.11.1998
Jackson, Robert Labour Party Wantage 01.02.1999
Jones, Ieuan Wyn Plaid Cymru Ynys Môn 01.12.1998
Jones, Lynne Labour Party Birmingham Selly Oak 25.11.1998
Jones, Martyn Labour Party Clwyd South 19.03.1999
Jones, Nigel Liberal Democrats Cheltenham 26.11.1998
Keetch, Paul Liberal Democrats Hereford 26.11.1998
Khabra, Piara S Labour Party Ealing Southall 27.11.1998
King, Andy Labour Party Rugby and Kenilworth 02.12.1998
King, Oona Labour Party Bethnal Green and Bow 12.01.1999
Kingham, Tess Labour Party Gloucester 22.02.1999
Kirkwood, Archy Liberal Democrats Roxburgh and Berwickshire 22.02.1999
Kumar, Ashok Labour Party Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 26.11.1998
Ladyman, Stephen Labour Party South Thanet 02.12.1998
Laxton, Bob Labour Party Derby North 08.06.1999
Lepper, David Labour Party Brighton Pavilion 02.12.1998
Lewis, Julian Conservative Party New Forest East 20.05.1999
Lewis, Terry Labour Party Worsley 01.12.1998
Livingstone, Ken No party affiliation Brent East 01.12.1998
Lloyd, Peter Conservative Party Fareham 16.12.1998
Llwyd, Elfyn Plaid Cymru Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 25.10.1999
Loughton, Tim Conservative Party East Worthing and Shoreham 03.12.1998
Love, Andrew Labour Party Edmonton 03.12.1998
Luff, Peter Conservative Party Mid Worcestershire 25.11.1998
Maclennan, Robert Liberal Democrats Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross 03.12.1998
Maginnis, Ken Ulster Unionist Party Fermanagh and South Tyrone 08.03.1999
Mahon, Alice Labour Party Halifax 17.06.1999
Marsden, Gordon Labour Party Blackpool South 26.11.1998
Marsden, Paul Labour Party Shrewsbury and Atcham 25.02.1999
Mates, Michael Conservative Party East Hampshire 17.06.1999
McCartney, Robert United Kingdom Unionist Party North Down 02.12.1998
McDonnell, John Labour Party Hayes and Harlington 05.03.1999
McNamara, Kevin Labour Party Kingston upon Hull North 30.06.1999
Michie, Bill Labour Party Sheffield Heeley 16.06.1999
Mitchell, Austin Labour Party Great Grimsby 02.12.1998
Moffatt, Laura Labour Party Crawley 07.12.1998
Moore, Michael Liberal Democrats Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale 14.12.1998
Morgan, Alasdair Scottish National Party Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 07.12.1998
Morgan, Julie Labour Party Cardiff North 10.03.1999
Murphy, Denis Labour Party Wansbeck 09.12.1998
Naysmith, Doug Labour Party Bristol North West 08.02.1999
Oaten, Mark Liberal Democrats Winchester 16.12.1998
Olner, Bill Labour Party Nuneaton 19.10.1999
O'Neill, Martin Labour Party Ochil 14.12.1998
Opik, Lembit Liberal Democrats Montgomeryshire 24.11.1998
Organ, Diana Labour Party Forest of Dean 20.01.1999
Paisley, Ian Democratic Unionist Party North Antrim 01.12.1998
Perham, Linda Labour Party Ilford North 30.11.1998
Pickthall, Colin Labour Party West Lancashire 30.11.1998
Pike, Peter L Labour Party Burnley 16.03.1999
Plaskitt, James Labour Party Warwick and Leamington 01.12.1998
Pond, Chris Labour Party Gravesham 11.01.1999
Pound, Stephen Labour Party Ealing North 03.03.1999
Prentice, Gordon Labour Party Pendle 11.02.1999
Prior, David Conservative Party North Norfolk 11.01.1999
Quinn, Lawrie Labour Party Scarborough and Whitby 21.01.1999
Radice, Giles Labour Party North Durham 01.12.1998
Robertson, Laurence Conservative Party Tewkesbury 13.01.1999
Robinson, Peter Democratic Unionist Party Belfast East 01.12.1998
Ruane, Chris Labour Party Vale of Clwyd 16.03.1999
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 25.11.1998
Russell, Christine Labour Party City of Chester 26.11.1998
Sanders, Adrian Liberal Democrats Torbay 25.11.1998
Savidge, Malcolm Labour Party Aberdeen North 24.05.1999
Sawford, Phil Labour Party Kettering 01.12.1998
Shaw, Jonathan Labour Party Chatham and Aylesford 20.01.1999
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 27.11.1998
Singh, Marsha Labour Party Bradford West 16.07.1999
Smith, Llew Labour Party Blaenau Gwent 27.01.1999
Smith, Robert Liberal Democrats West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 26.07.1999
Smyth, Martin Ulster Unionist Party Belfast South 25.11.1998
Starkey, Phyllis Labour Party Milton Keynes South West 17.12.1998
Steinberg, Gerry Labour Party City of Durham 01.12.1998
Stewart, David Labour Party Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber 19.01.1999
Stewart, Ian Labour Party Eccles 19.01.1999
Stinchcombe, Paul Labour Party Wellingborough 01.07.1999
Strang, Gavin Labour Party Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 18.01.1999
Stunell, Andrew Liberal Democrats Hazel Grove 01.12.1998
Swayne, Desmond Conservative Party New Forest West 19.07.1999
Taylor, Dari Labour Party Stockton South 02.12.1998
Taylor, Matthew Liberal Democrats Truro and St Austell 11.01.1999
Thomas, Gareth (Harrow West) Labour Party Harrow West 08.12.1998
Thompson, William Ulster Unionist Party West Tyrone 18.03.1999
Todd, Mark Labour Party South Derbyshire 10.02.1999
Tonge, Jenny Liberal Democrats Richmond Park 25.11.1998
Truswell, Paul Labour Party Pudsey 22.06.1999
Turner, Desmond Labour Party Brighton Kemptown 11.01.1999
Twigg, Stephen Labour Party Enfield Southgate 19.10.1999
Tyler, Paul Liberal Democrats North Cornwall 28.06.1999
Vis, Rudi Labour Party Finchley and Golders Green 15.12.1998
Wallace, James Liberal Democrats Orkney and Shetland 02.12.1998
Walley, Joan Labour Party Stoke-on-Trent North 11.01.1999
Webb, Steve Liberal Democrats Northavon 01.12.1998
Wells, Bowen Conservative Party Hertford and Stortford 11.01.1999
White, Brian Labour Party North East Milton Keynes 09.12.1998
Wigley, Dafydd Plaid Cymru Caernarfon 30.11.1998
Wilkinson, John Conservative Party Ruislip-Northwood 19.10.1999
Williams, Alan W Labour Party Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 11.01.1999
Williams, Betty Labour Party Conwy 11.01.1999
Willis, Phil Liberal Democrats Harrogate and Knaresborough 13.07.1999
Winterton, Nicholas Conservative Party Macclesfield 26.11.1998
Winterton, Rosie Labour Party Doncaster Central 11.01.1999
Wright, Anthony D Labour Party Great Yarmouth 11.01.1999
Wyatt, Derek Labour Party Sittingbourne and Sheppey 26.11.1998