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On December 10, 1948, Resolution No. 217, which was prepared and drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt, the then
chairwoman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris with 48 votes in favour, including Iran, against 8 abstentions and no votes against. This historic document, which resulted from the end of World War II, became known as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a common standard for improving human rights.
But 76 years after the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the most basic human rights are ignored and severely violated by authoritarian regimes in every corner of the world. The most obvious example of these authoritarian regimes is the regime ruling Iran, which, under the pretext that the content of this declaration is in conflict with religious values and the misogynistic view of this government, ignores it and, contrary to the provisions of this declaration, subjects the most fundamental rights of Iranian citizens, women, ethnic/national and religious groups, especially followers of the “Yari” religion and Baha’is, to the most severe discrimination. It has deprived citizens of the right to education, free choice of employment, and equal access to economic activities. As a result of this discriminatory policy and the unfair distribution of livelihood opportunities, the gap between the poor and the rich, who form the ruling class, has increased dramatically. Iranian citizens are deeply dissatisfied with the dire conditions resulting from the regime’s political and economic policies and are organizing widespread social protests to change this situation. But each time, the regime in power turns these peaceful movements into violence, and cowardly uses weapons of war against freedom-seeking youth, women, and girls who see street protests as the only way to achieve their rights, crippling or killing them.
In the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that took place following the murder of “Gina Mahsa Amini” in 2022, the regime ordered its agents to take up arms against unarmed protesters and suppress them. During this movement that lasted for months, hundreds of protesters were killed and executed, thousands were injured, and an unknown number were arrested. In this nationwide uprising, the Iranian people demanded their fundamental and human rights, which Iran is committed to respecting in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Access to the country’s wealth and natural resources is a fundamental right of citizens, but the ruling regime deprives them of it and annually provides large budgets to overseas agitating organizations. This is despite the fact that, according to Islamic Republic authorities, 80 percent of Iran’s population lives below the poverty line, despite Iran’s wealth in natural resources and strategic location in the Middle East.
The Yarsan people, followers of the “Yari” religion, are considered the most deprived citizens of Iran in terms of social, political, and economic rights. The most important factor in the violation of the rights of the Yarsan community is the lack of recognition of their religion by the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The lack of official recognition of the Yari religion in the constitution of the Islamic Republic opens the door for all governmental and non-governmental institutions to ignore the rights of followers of this religion, because the Velayat-e-Faqih system sees its culture-building and promotion of extremist Islam in conflict with the values inherent in the Yari religion. Deprivation of employment in government and private places as Yarsani people, deprivation of participation in decision-making bodies at the local and national levels, and educational and selection problems are among the challenges that Yarsani youth face daily. On the other hand, this government discrimination leads to many social reactions, such as inciting and encouraging Muslim religious extremists to suppress, insult, and destroy holy places belonging to this religious minority.
The Yarsan Democratic Organization congratulates all freedom-loving and human rights defenders on the anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It calls on relevant international organizations and human rights forums to take the necessary measures to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime from exerting additional pressure on the people of Yarsan and other discriminated groups in this country, and to call on the Islamic regime to recognize their human rights.
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