Lamentations of Bani Dugal the representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations

The servant of BIC in The United nations

Bani Dugal, the principal representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations never fails in lamenting the situation of Baha’is in Iran but fails to take the account of Baha’i situation in other countries like Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka and so on. Her obsessions with Iran are part of the pre-paid scheme of Universal House of Justice. Fortunately the intellectuals and most governments have interpreted the strategy of Baha’is and pay little heed to such lamentations.

As an example, in a case filed by an Iranian Baha’i couple in 2005 in UK to be granted ‘Refugee’ status, Bani Dugal in support of the Baha’i couple gave evidences of Human Right violations in Iran and expressed her dismay and disappointment, at the failure of the UN Commission on Human Rights to even consider a resolution on human rights in Iran, particularly related to the persecution of the Baha’is. The learned judges blasted her by saying that the Baha’i couple are not at a risk of persecution in Iran merely by reason of being a Baha’i. They said:

“The evidence does not, however, show that the nature and prevalence of this discrimination is of such intensity and generality as to amount to persecution for the purposes of the Refugee Convention. It is significant that none of the outside observers who have had cause to consider the situation of Bahá\'ís has formed the conclusion that a person is at real risk of persecution in Iran merely by reason of being a Baha’i. That includes Bahá\'ís who practice their faith. Each of the witnesses who gave evidence on behalf of the appellant and his wife were Baha’is. In both their oral and written utterances, they refer to the Baha’is as being persecuted. Whilst the use of such language is understandable, it does not compel a conclusion on the part of this Tribunal that any Iranian Baha’i, practicing or not, who makes his or her way to the United Kingdom, should be accorded international protection.”

In the same case the judges assessed regarding the Baha’i couple who were previously released after a brief imprisonment, on giving assurance to the Iranian authority that they will not conduct any Ruhi Institute (propagation) activity:

“Taking the appellant\'s account at face value for the moment, he told us that he ceased to work on behalf of the Institute, at their suggestion, after he had been released from his second sentence of imprisonment. His evidence was, however, to the effect that he had nevertheless pursued the promotion of the Baha’i faith by means of the teaching system produced by the Ruhi Institute.”

Ms. Dugal even wrote to National Assemblies of Baha’is of many countries to impress upon their governments to vote in favor of the resolution adopted by western countries condemning human rights violations in Iran. But thanks to awareness of these governments, they voted against the resolution or remained absent.

Ms. Dugal should realize that these organizations and Countries are realizing the duplicity of Baha’i Organization and have come to the conclusion that helping Baha’i faith is not their duty but is a liability for them in near future.

Ms. Dugal’s attention is drawn towards a Facebook discussion under the subject of Israel-Gaza conflict, wherein Dr. Kavian Milani a well-known Baha’i writer has expressed: “when Hamas knows that by throwing a missile to Israeli territories, thousands of bombs will be dropped over their people and their belongings, then Hamas is the responsible party for the massacre of Gaza”. If Dr. Milani’s logic is correct, then the same applies to the Baha’i Faith in Iran. When as a small minority group Baha’is challenge the government, and call it as despotic state and condemn it in international conferences and gatherings and through frequent waves of aggressive teaching endanger the trusts, beliefs and doctrines of their people, then what reaction do you expect from a religious state? Very similar sentiments were echoed by UK judges as well.

Why the Baha’i Administration situated at Haifa Israel are asking the Baha’i community to contact the political leaders of their country and to put pressure on Iran to stop the alleged persecution of Baha’is which the UK judges have demolished the allegation?
The Baha’i counselors are talking in every meeting at every place that Universal House of Justice has asked the Iranian Baha’is to go and teach the Iranians and face the consequences. Do they think that this message will not reach the Iranian authorities? Or, publicizing the case of the fake Ayatollah Tehrani, supporting the Baha’i Faith, would not warrant a severe action by the Iranian authorities?

The reality is that the Universal House of Justice is playing against the Baha’is of Iran INTENTIONALLY, they want Baha’i martyrs from Iran so that UHJ can extract more money from the Baha’is, gain some cheap publicity for the Faith through professional lamenters like Bani Dugal.

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