Baha’i land in Iran

Early day motion 1487, tabled 10 February 2021 by Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 14 members.

That this House notes the judgment of Branch 54 of the Special Court for Article 49 of the Constitution in Iran, issued on 1 August 2020 and a further extraordinary session of the Court of Appeal on 13 October 2020 in the case of properties and farms belonging to a community of Baha’is; further notes the effect of these judgments appears to finalise the expropriation of lands that Baha’is have farmed for nearly 150 years; observes that Baha’i rights can be dismissed though their omission from the Constitution; and calls on the UK Government to make urgent representations to the Iranian authorities to prevent the dispossession of this law-abiding religious community.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, Scottish National Party 4, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.