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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11271984 - 1.83 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on November 27, 1984 by the following vote, AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden , McPeak, Schroder , Torlakson. NOES: None . ABSENT: None . ABSTAIN: None . RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 713 SUBJECT: ) ) Support of Baha' i ) Faith in Iran. ) WHEREAS more than one hundred and seventy members of the Baha' i Faith have been brutally executed by Iranian authorities since the 1979 Islamic revolution; and WHEREAS many Baha'is in Iran have disappeared and others have been tortured, persecuted, and deprived of their fundamental rights to personal property and employ- ment; and WHEREAS an edict issued by Iran' s Prosecutor General on August 29, 1983 has far-reaching implications that threaten the lives of over three hundred thousand Baha' is residing in Iran and places the future practice of their faith in jeopardy by dismantling the administrative structure of the Baha' i religion; and WHEREAS these actions for the first time establish an expressed national policy which lays the legal foundation for executions, arrests, the confiscation of property, denial of jobs and pensions , expulsion of Baha'i children from schools, and other pressures which may be brought to bear by Iranian authorities on Baha'is; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of.Contra Costa that the Board holds the Government of Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all its nationals, including the Baha' is, and condemns the recent decision taken by the Government of Iran to destroy the Baha' i faith by labeling as "criminal acts" all Baha'i teachings and organized religious activities, including the attempts by Baha'is to elect their own local and national leaders, to meet in assemblies, to communicate among themselves, and to work for volunteer committees. BE IT BY THE BOARD FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board calls upon the President of the United States: A. to work with appropriate foreign governments and the allies of the United States in forming an appeal to the Government of Iran concering the Baha' is; B. to cooperate fully with the United Nations in its efforts on behalf of the Baha.'is and to lead such efforts whenever it is possible and appropriate to do so; and C. to provide, and urge others to provide, for humanitarian assistance for those Baha' is who flee Iran. I hereby certify that f."Is is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supero ors on the da shown. ATTESTED: ,SL PHIL BATCHELCR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Orig. Dept.: County Administrator By ' cc: President Ronald Reagan , Deputy Senators Alan Cranston and Pete Wilson Congressmen George Miller and Ron Dellums Clifford Mays, Chair, Baha'i Public Info Svc. 31.1 W. 19-th_ St . - Antioch. 9.4509. O© 177 P.ESOLUTION NO . 84(713