The authorities should recognize and respect the right of citizens to freedom of belief, including to change faith freely without being threatened, imprisoned and [facing] retaliatory sanctions. We call upon the major countries not to reduce negotiations with the Iranian regime to the nuclear issue and to take advantage of this opportunity to put forward the issue of human rights violations and the issue of discrimination against minorities, and find solutions for their protection through bilateral and multilateral relations and dialogues, demanding from Iran to abide by the international commitments they have signed. We also renew our demands to put pressure on the Iranian government to allow the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, to see up close the tragic situation and the excessive oppression minorities experience.