6th session of the Forum on Minority Issues
III. Protection of the existence of and prevention of violence against religious
minorities
Zagros Human Rights
Madam Chair,
As matter of the fact, the protection of the existence of the identity of religious minorities, is one of the
duty and obligation of believers. However, it should be protected by Un-Human Rights organisation.
Because if the believers does not obtain the protection of UN-human rights organization, they cannot do
themselves anything. Therefore Zagros human rights center sees as her obligation about National and
religious minorities to the UN-human rights organization.
As it mentioned this morning in the dictatorship countries, they do no pay any attention to the rights of
national and religious minorities, specific in Iran. They do not care of the Yarsan identities. The youn
Yarsani have problem to be employee as Yarsani, the holy book of this religion is not allows to be print
and publishes and they are not allowed to teach their holy boot at, not only at the school, but also it
even private.
There for the young people would remain uninformed about their religion. The believer should have a
place for the ceremony and prayer in all cities in the country.
This should be with cooperation of the government. Un fortunately in the report of the Un-human rights
rapporteurs were only name the Yaarsan religion. It did not say anything about suppressing of youn
Yarsani believer, which they do not want to lie to their children.
The peacefully Yarsani wants to be recognize their identity. They wants to live and practice their religion
freely.
This is only way to keep the identity of minority religious and linguistic. We hope the UN human rights
organization take care of the rights of minorities in particularly the Yarsani, which they are (majority)
Kurds).
Thank you.