Some more human rights violations I have heard of:
In Iran, Bahá'ís have been barred, for many years now, from higher education, especially universities. They are also typically harrased in schools.
In Egypt, to get an identification paper, a person has to state his religion. Only three religions are accepted. Others must either lie about their religion, or remain without the all-important ID document. This is especially problematic for Bahá'ís, too, but people from any other "unrecognized" religions (including atheists) can potentially be in trouble, too.
>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080102195649.yw0lkynd&show_article=1 > >Women were barred from landmark municipal elections in 2005 >Women cannot travel without the written permission of their male guardian, who could be the woman's grandfather, father, uncle, husband, son or brother. >Women comprise 70% of those enrolled in universities but only 5% of the workforce >The testimony of a woman is not regarded as fact but as presumption. The reasons women are > forbidden to testify in proceedings are > --Women are much more emotional than men and will, as a result of their emotions, > distort their testimony. > --Women do not participate in public life, so they will not be capable of > understanding what they observe. > --Women are dominated completely by men, who by the grace of God are deemed superior; > therefore, women will give testimony according to what the last man told them. > --Women are forgetful, and their testimony cannot be considered reliable. > >Men/Women: >Amputations of hands and feet for robbery >Lashings for lesser crimes such as "sexual deviance" and drunkenness >Beheading for murderers, rapists, drug traffickers and armed robbers >Individuals accused of crimes are not provided with representation, and according to Amnesty > International, some defendants are convicted based on confessions obtained under duress, torture or > deception. > >Sharia law in practice > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia >http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27937.htm >http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/middle-east-and-north-africa/west-gulf/saudi-arabia >http://www.religiousconsultation.org/News_Tracker/Saudi_women_say_religious_traditions_block_rights.htm
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
