Bahá'í Österreich

Gemeinsame Erklärung von Mitgliedern des Europäischen Parlaments und europäischer nationaler Parlamente zur Lage religiöser und weltanschaulicher Minderheiten in Ägypten:“We, members of the European Parliament and European National Parliaments, express our deep concern regarding the human rights situation in Egypt, particularly with respect to freedom of religion or belief.

We welcome the recent legislative steps taken by the Egyptian government to regulate personal status laws for the Coptic Christian community and we hope to see the Law adopted. At the same time, we remain deeply troubled by recurring sectarian violence, discrimination in education and display of religious symbols (e.g., not veiling), as well as gender-specific harassment – all of which demonstrate deficiencies in accountability and effective protection.

We remain deeply concerned by the treatment of Baháʼís, who face extensive state-sponsored discrimination and persecution. This includes the systematic denial of basic human rights such as the ongoing refusal to recognize Baháʼí marriages, leaving Baháʼí children without legal status, and denying the right to citizenship, residency, and education. Baháʼís are also denied burial rights, depriving them of “their rights both in life and in death.” Further, Baháʼís are subjected to frequent surveillance and interrogation that violate freedoms of religion or belief and peaceful assembly and association.

While Egypt’s constitution guarantees the right to freedom of belief, persistent gaps in implementation leave several recognized and unrecognized religious minorities without legal protection or equal access to fundamental rights. We reaffirm that freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, enshrined in international law and protected under instruments to which Egypt is a party and legally bound by.

We call on the Egyptian authorities to fully uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief, in accordance with Egypt’s Constitution, its commitments under international law, and the human rights pre-conditions linked to the EU-Egypt Macro-Financial Assistance Package. We further urge Egypt to ensure that all religious and belief minorities, including unrecognized communities and any individual, are able to freely manifest, change, or adopt their religion or belief, individually and collectively, without discrimination, harassment, or impediment.

Statement
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/egypt-end-crackdown-on-individuals-discussing-religious-beliefs-online2
https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/33
https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/50
https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/41
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=29803

Article 64 (Freedom of belief), Article 53 (equality in public rights/freedom from discrimination)

Die 34 österreichischen Unterzeichnerinnen und Unterzeichner:

- Nationalratsabgeordnete Mag. Karin Auer
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Bayr Petra Vorsitzende des parlamentarischen Außenpolitischen Ausschusses des Nationalrates
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Bernhard Michael
- Europaabgeordneter Dr. Helmut Brandstätter
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Brandstötter Henrike
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Mag. Disoski Meri
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Fiedler Fiona
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Dr. Götze Elisabeth
- Europaabgeordneter Heide Hannes
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Herzog Bernhard
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Mag. Jeitler-Cincelli Carmen
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Mag. Juvan Janos
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Mag. Kogler Werner
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Krainer Kai Jan
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Dr.Kugler Gudrun
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Laimer Robert
- Europaabgeordneter Dr. Lopatka Reinhold
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Mair Klaus
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Dr. Matznetter Christoph
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Maurer Sigrid
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Neßler Barbara
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Oxonitsch Christian
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Prammer Sirkka Agnes
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Reiter Carina
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Schallmeiner Ralph
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Schatz Sabine
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Schroll Alois
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Dr. Schwarz Jakob
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Seltenheim Klaus
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Shetty Yannick
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Stögmüller David
- Nationalratsabgeordneter Stich Paul
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Teiber Barbara MA
- Nationalratsabgeordnete Mag. Wieninger Pia Maria

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