A/HRC/37/68/Add.1 B. The economic, social and cultural condition of Baha’is Based on the current laws and policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, all Baha’is enjoy citizenship rights and for this reason they enjoy a relatively favorable condition in cultural, economic and social issues. Baha’is in Iran owe their success in economic activities to the loans that they have received from government departments, especially from banks and the ministries of Industry, Mines and Business; Agriculture Jihad; and Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare. The Islamic Republic of Iran abides by the responsibility to observe justice in judicial rights and protect the citizenship standards for members of this sect in judicial courts. Despite their small population, Baha’is have performed many economical activities and are active in areas of production, trade and services. They are also performing activities as members of different guilds such as the glasses guild; heating and cooling installations; elevator; technical engineering, civil engineering, agricultural and animal husbandry companies; cosmetics and so on. Very frequently they have signed contracts with governmental organs. Governmental companies and institutions are even the main customers of some of the products of Baha’i companies and factories. Additional to this, the initial capital for establishing the aforesaid companies and factories and keeping them active has been supplied via receiving big bank facilities. In this line, we can refer to theTavanRaheSanat company, ShahinMafsal, Paksaz Plastic, Bisan Pars, Pars Paya, FanarGhateh, ZibaRakhsh Arak companies and the Mansour Asia trade company as instances. Advertisements for the products of these companies are broadcast in numerous Iranian media. Baha’is use the business card to perform commercial activities and their overall wealth is such that they send financial aids for Baha’is in other countries, such as African countries, on an annual basis. Moreover, the general economical situation of Baha’is in Iran is such that taking into account the cash subsidy that they receive (like all other eligible Iranian nationals), there is almost no underprivileged and poor person among them and they all enjoy a relative welfare. Regarding the employment of Baha’is in governmental departments, it is worthy to mention that those Baha’is who are members of the Baha’i illegal formation are prohibited from being employed in such departments. Therefore, if a person is not a member of the dissolved and illegal Baha’i formation, there is nothing to stop him/her from being employed in the government; as some Baha’is are already employed in governmental bodies. C. Cultural and religious facilities for the Baha’is In Iran, Baha’is use cultural and religious facilities and hold sectarian educations for their children since the age of 4 in their kindergartens. They attend all educational levels in different educational institutions of Iran. All Baha’is can freely perform their personal rituals. They also perform their rituals congregationally once in every 19 days in local circles known as ziyafat, which are held in all the cities that have a small number of Baha’is. Additionally, multiple Baha’i websites are presenting cultural products of this sect. They also have many cemeteries in different areas of Iran and use them exclusively (while in many European countries, religious minorities who have a population of several million, have to bury the bodies of their dead members in an area of Christian cemeteries, and that has to be in a coffin, according to the Christian religion). D. The social condition of Baha’is Although Baha’is form a very small population in Iran, they have no limitations regarding becoming employed in important jobs such as becoming doctors, establishing pharmacies, becoming employed in medical centers and teaching in universities and the like. Also it is observed that a number of Baha’is are employed in health and medical centers and Baha’i doctors have opened up clinics, laboratories and pharmacies in different cities without any limitation, with license from the ministry of Health. E. Educational facilities for Baha’is Based on paragraph 3 of the article 3 of the Constitution, training and education as well as physical education are free for all in all levels and are of the duties of the government which 30